| 单词 | the chance of a lifetime |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe chance of a lifetime P1. of a lifetime: (as postmodifier) implying (often hyperbolically) that an event, situation, or thing will never be equalled or repeated. Frequently in the chance of a lifetime. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > especially or particularly [phrase] > incomparable or unique without compare1621 of a lifetime1846 sans-pareil1962 1846 S. Ellis Temper & Temperament II. vi. 11 He pitied her from his heart, to think she should be so blind to her own interest as to throw away the one chance of a lifetime—and for what? 1899 A. Conan Doyle Confessions in Duet 133 There are all..degrees of love, some just the whim of a moment, and others the passion of a lifetime. 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking ix. 314 It must be a cocktail. The cocktail of a lifetime. 1930 K. S. Prichard Haxby's Circus iii. 41 She's the chance of a life-time... The biggest bloomin' monty ever started on a racecourse. 1943 K. Tynan Let. 10 Oct. (1994) i. 11 Tonight I met the Girl of a Lifetime. 1954 W. S. Burroughs Let. Oct. (1993) 234 So I was cheated out of the fix of a lifetime. 1979 P. O'Connor Into Strong City xvii. 64 I was having the ride of a lifetime, frantically bumping it into a capacious Rubens blonde. 2000 J. Harvey Gimme Gimme Gimme (2002) 102/1 Watch this, watch this. I'm going to give the performance of a life time, watch. < as lemmas |
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