Life expectancy
[ ['laif ik'spektənsi] ]
其它 Other
[计] 估计寿命, 预期使用寿命\\n[化] 耐用期限
📖 牛津释义
life expectancy
(a) number of years that a person is likely to live, esp as statistically determined for insurance purposes 预期寿命（尤指人寿保险估计）
Women have a higher life expectancy than men. 女人比男人的预期寿命长.
(b) length of time sth is likely to exist or function （某事物的）预期存在的期限
the life expectancy of the average car, the present government 一般汽车使用的、 现政府执政的预期年限.
🧩 词语组成解析
life
[laɪf]
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
🗣️ 情景例句
She's the apple of my eye.
她是我的至爱。
It's a shame this machine is so slow.
真遗憾，这台机器太慢了。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。