英语词汇“for life”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) for (one's) life (also for dear life, etc.): as if, or in order to, save one's life. Cf. dear adj.¹ 5c, for prep. 10c.Also hyperbolically in trivial use: (I cannot) for my life, (I cannot) for the life of me.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [phrase] > so as to preserve one's life

for (one's) lifec1275

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) l. 1078 Þat he ne miȝte for his liue Iso þat man wiþ hire speke.

1585 R. Lane Let. 8 Sept. in Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1860) 4 14 [He] purposed..to have broughte mee, by indyrecte meanes and moost untrewe syrmyses, to the questione for my lyfe.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 76 For my life I could neuer attaine to any perfect knowledge thereof.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. i. 6 I saw our Men..rowing for Life to the Ship.

1774 Dialogue between Southern Delegate & Spouse 8 Wou'd instead of Delegates, they'd sent Delegates Wives; Heavens! we cou'dn't have bungled it so for our Lives!

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. ii. 268 Not knowing how for the life of him to part with those flattering hopes.

1813 Ld. Byron Giaour (ed. 3) 10 Away—away—for life he rides.

1831 L. E. Landon Romance & Reality (1848) 354 We must row for our lives.

1843 W. T. Thompson Major Jones' Chron. Pineville 93 He..was climbing for dear life.

1872 B. Jerrold London ii. 23 Hard-visaged men, breathlessly competing for ‘dear life’.

1880 W. E. Gladstone in Daily News 16 Mar. 2/8 I cannot, for the life of me, see why it should be struck out.

1921 H. Crane Let. 17 Oct. (1965) 68 The man who would preserve them [sc. feelings] must duck and camouflage for dear life.

1946 T. H. White Mistress Masham's Repose v. 35 Immediately afterwards she spoiled the effect, by turning round and running for dear life.

1974 J. Gardner Return of Moriarty 54 For the life of me, I cannot remember his exact name.

2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 78/1 Bush is a ‘dry drunk’—someone who quit one day and is just holding on for dear life.

d. for life: for the remaining period of the person's life (both in general and legal contexts). for term of (one's) life: see term n. Phrases 9.president-for-life: see president n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxiii. 368 Hawiað be gehwylcum, for þan ðe oft getimað yfelum tela for life.

c1485 ( J. Fortescue Articles of Advice (BL Add. 48031) in Governance of Eng. (1885) App. B. 351 That no patente be made..for terme of lyfe, or yeres countervailing terme of lyffe.]

1591 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1998) (modernized text) XI. 64 To Bridget my wife my house wherein I dwell with the oyster layne belonging for life.

a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1636) ix. 37 If tenant in taile discontinue, and the discontinuee make a lease for life.

1640 Certaine Considerations touching Pacification & Edification Church of Eng. 17 Their Office is elective and for life, and not patrimoniall or hereditary.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 15 The Administration of this Bank is for Life.

1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) i. 5 Nymphs..For Life predestin'd to the Gnomes Embrace.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 181 Here I counted to set up my rest for life.

1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 304 To the use of himself for life, remainder to his wife for life.

1834 T. B. Macaulay William Pitt in Ess. (1887) 321 Newcastle offered him..the Duchy of Lancaster for life.

1895 J. A. Strahan Gen. View Law of Property (1908) 131 When joint tenants for life sever, each takes a tenancy in severalty or in common for his own life in his share.

1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana (1962) 48 He's yours for life.

1967 Appraisal Terminol. & Handbk. (Amer. Inst. Real Estate Appraisers) (ed. 5) 55 Demise, a transfer; a lease; a transfer of an estate to another for years, for life, or at will.

2006 T. Parks in Granta Summer 169 It was an opportunity his wife and parents wouldn't let him pass up: a meal ticket for life. This is how a railway job is seen.

单词	for life
释义	> as lemmas for (one's) life (a) for (one's) life (also for dear life, etc.): as if, or in order to, save one's life. Cf. dear adj.¹ 5c, for prep. 10c.Also hyperbolically in trivial use: (I cannot) for my life, (I cannot) for the life of me. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [phrase] > so as to preserve one's life for (one's) lifec1275 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) l. 1078 Þat he ne miȝte for his liue Iso þat man wiþ hire speke. 1585 R. Lane Let. 8 Sept. in Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1860) 4 14 [He] purposed..to have broughte mee, by indyrecte meanes and moost untrewe syrmyses, to the questione for my lyfe. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 76 For my life I could neuer attaine to any perfect knowledge thereof. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. i. 6 I saw our Men..rowing for Life to the Ship. 1774 Dialogue between Southern Delegate & Spouse 8 Wou'd instead of Delegates, they'd sent Delegates Wives; Heavens! we cou'dn't have bungled it so for our Lives! 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. ii. 268 Not knowing how for the life of him to part with those flattering hopes. 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour (ed. 3) 10 Away—away—for life he rides. 1831 L. E. Landon Romance & Reality (1848) 354 We must row for our lives. 1843 W. T. Thompson Major Jones' Chron. Pineville 93 He..was climbing for dear life. 1872 B. Jerrold London ii. 23 Hard-visaged men, breathlessly competing for ‘dear life’. 1880 W. E. Gladstone in Daily News 16 Mar. 2/8 I cannot, for the life of me, see why it should be struck out. 1921 H. Crane Let. 17 Oct. (1965) 68 The man who would preserve them [sc. feelings] must duck and camouflage for dear life. 1946 T. H. White Mistress Masham's Repose v. 35 Immediately afterwards she spoiled the effect, by turning round and running for dear life. 1974 J. Gardner Return of Moriarty 54 For the life of me, I cannot remember his exact name. 2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 78/1 Bush is a ‘dry drunk’—someone who quit one day and is just holding on for dear life. extracted from lifen. for life d. for life: for the remaining period of the person's life (both in general and legal contexts). for term of (one's) life: see term n. Phrases 9.president-for-life: see president n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxiii. 368 Hawiað be gehwylcum, for þan ðe oft getimað yfelum tela for life. c1485 ( J. Fortescue Articles of Advice (BL Add. 48031) in Governance of Eng. (1885) App. B. 351 That no patente be made..for terme of lyfe, or yeres countervailing terme of lyffe.] 1591 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1998) (modernized text) XI. 64 To Bridget my wife my house wherein I dwell with the oyster layne belonging for life. a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1636) ix. 37 If tenant in taile discontinue, and the discontinuee make a lease for life. 1640 Certaine Considerations touching Pacification & Edification Church of Eng. 17 Their Office is elective and for life, and not patrimoniall or hereditary. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 15 The Administration of this Bank is for Life. 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) i. 5 Nymphs..For Life predestin'd to the Gnomes Embrace. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 181 Here I counted to set up my rest for life. 1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 304 To the use of himself for life, remainder to his wife for life. 1834 T. B. Macaulay William Pitt in Ess. (1887) 321 Newcastle offered him..the Duchy of Lancaster for life. 1895 J. A. Strahan Gen. View Law of Property (1908) 131 When joint tenants for life sever, each takes a tenancy in severalty or in common for his own life in his share. 1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana (1962) 48 He's yours for life. 1967 Appraisal Terminol. & Handbk. (Amer. Inst. Real Estate Appraisers) (ed. 5) 55 Demise, a transfer; a lease; a transfer of an estate to another for years, for life, or at will. 2006 T. Parks in Granta Summer 169 It was an opportunity his wife and parents wouldn't let him pass up: a meal ticket for life. This is how a railway job is seen. extracted from lifen. < as lemmas
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