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short-lived

/shawrt-lahyvd, -livd/US // ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd //

昙花一现,昙花一现的,短暂的,寿命短的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : living or lasting only a little while.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.not around for long

Examples

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Most coup members “lived in the diaspora in the United States and Germany,” Faal said.

  • The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.

  • In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.

  • The fear of…Dad, of the war…yes, that…but something else…the fear that life is nor being lived right here now.

  • Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.

  • Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.

  • He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.

  • They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.

  • But one thing remained for Felipe now, If Ramona lived, he would find her, and restore to her this her rightful property.