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单词 short-lived
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short-lived

adjective
Something that is short-lived does not last very long.
Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived.
Chantal told Martine about her short-lived marriage.
Synonyms: brief, short, temporary, fleeting More Synonyms of short-lived

short-lived in British English

adjective
living or lasting only for a short time

short-lived in American English

(ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd; ˈʃɔrtˈlɪvd)
adjective
having or tending to have a short life span or existence

Examples of 'short-lived' in a sentence
short-lived

You may think that the retail upturn will prove to be short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Recovery is not yet broadly based and may prove short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But their joy may be short-lived with the points likely to be deducted next week.
The Sun (2014)
It can be a very short-lived career.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The marriage was short-lived and he subsequently remarried.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The reason is that the victory was relatively short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Victory for the status quo will prove short-lived.
Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
Her short-lived marriage had ended in divorce.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their tenure there proved short-lived as the company got into difficulty soon after they joined.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Her relief at the end of that short-lived marriage was palpable.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The sharp improvement in exports could prove short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His departure from public life has proved short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the relationship may be short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But any joy must be short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
HERE we look at some celebrities who had famously short-lived marriages.
The Sun (2014)
It's an intense but short-lived career.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The news of a fuel duty freeze is positive, but it may be short-lived.
The Sun (2015)
His ministerial career proved short-lived.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It may be a short-lived dalliance, but he says he has noticed an improvement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The joy was short-lived, as the game continued to unfold at an exciting pace.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If it does, this may only be short-lived.
The Sun (2014)
But their joy is short-lived.
The Sun (2007)
The marriage was short-lived and he returned to a willing Dorothy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This was disingenuous, for he knew well that popular enthusiasm is no less sincere for being relatively short-lived.
Hugh Bicheno REBELS AND REDCOATS: The American Revolutionary War (2003)

In other languages
short-lived

British English: short-lived ADJECTIVE
Something that is short-lived does not last very long.
Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived.
  • American English: short-lived
  • Brazilian Portuguese: de curta duração
  • Chinese: 短暂的
  • European Spanish: efímero
  • French: de courte durée
  • German: kurzlebig
  • Italian: di breve durata
  • Japanese: つかの間の
  • Korean: 단명의
  • European Portuguese: de curta duração
  • Latin American Spanish: efímero

Chinese translation of 'short-lived'

short-lived

(ˈʃɔːtˈlɪvd)

adj

  1. 短暂(暫)的 (duǎnzàn de)
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