柯林斯英汉双解大词典
lifespan /ˈlaɪfspæn/ (also life span)
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N-VAR The lifespan of a person, animal, or plant is the period of time for which they live or are normally expected to live. (人或动植物的) 寿命
例：A 15-year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog.
15年的寿命对狗来说并非罕见。
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N-COUNT The lifespan of a product, organization, or idea is the period of time for which it is expected to work properly or to last. (产品、组织或想法的) 使用期限
例：Most boilers have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years.
大部分锅炉的使用期限是15到20年。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Stephan Munch and Santiago Salinas were intrigued by a major difference in the lifespans of two populations of pearl mussels.
斯蒂芬·蒙克和圣地亚哥·萨利纳斯，都被寿命中不同的两个珍珠贻贝所吸引。
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Current life structures, career paths, educational choices, and social norms are out of tune with the emerging reality of longer lifespans.
当前的生活结构、职业道路、教育选择和社会规范与寿命正在变得更长这一现实脱节。
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The lifespan for 87 percent of the species they studied varied as predicted by the MTE, so those that lived in colder temperatures had longer lifespans.
他们研究的物种中有87%的寿命与MTE预测的不同，因此那些生活在较低温度下的物种寿命更长。
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It's perfectly fine, but they envy us for our finite lifespans, because what we've got and they don't have is something that's for each individual rare-- something that's not lasting, something that's precious in that way.
不朽很好，但他们羡慕我们的有限寿命，因为我们有而他们没有的是,对每个人来说稀有的东西-,不会永远持久的东西，从那个层面讲珍贵的东西。
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