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lifespan

寿命,生命力,寿命长短,生命期

Related Words

life cycle生命周期,寿命周期,生活周期,生命循环life expectancy预期寿命,寿命,寿数lifetime终生,终身,寿命,一生

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
    • : the longevity of an individual.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
agedness老龄化,老化,老龄化程度,老龄化问题dotage笼统的说,笼统,笼统的说法,笼统地讲generation代,代人,代的,代代相传lifetime终生,终身,寿命,一生oldness老龄化,老化,老态,老龄化程度senescence衰老,老化,退化,老年化senility衰老,衰老症,老年痴呆症,老年痴呆caducity寅吃卯粮,寅寅卯卯,寅恪,寅时elderliness长者风范,长者气质,长者,老年人

Examples

  • In the culinary world, the birth of a world-renowned restaurant can often be followed by relatively short lifespan.

  • The Simpsons really does defy all expectations in terms of the normal lifespan.

  • Extending the life of a fighter jet past its expected lifespan comes at a steep price.

  • Mortality rates there were “at least 10.7 percent to 16.7 percent over its 35-year lifespan.”

  • Imagine downloading a new wetware patch to “fix” an illness, or programming your genes to radically extend your lifespan.

  • Their average lifespan had been 12,000 years or a little over.

  • And what the hell, the doctors are increasing our lifespan every day with new drugs and things, aren't they?

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