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单词 lifer
释义
lifer
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˈlaɪ.fər/us
/ˈlaɪ.fɚ/
someone who has beenpunishedby being put inprisonfor a verylongtimeor until theydie:
遭长期监禁的罪犯；（美国的）终身囚犯，无期徒刑犯
In the 1980s, 726 lifers were paroled.
Releasing lifers is a verycomplexissue.
someone who has beenemployedby aparticularcompany,organization, orindustryfor thewholeoftheirworkinglife:
Before themoveto Channel 4 he wasconsidereda BBC lifer.
Acompanylifer, heworkedhis way up through theranksat thehouseholdproductsgroup.
More examples
  • Some of theprisonersare "juvenilelifers" whobeganservingtheirtermsasyoungas 14.
  • McFadden is notrepresentativeof thebroaderliferpopulation.
  • Thompson, acompanylifer, hasservedasCEOwithout beingchairmanin the past.
  • As a fashion-industrylifer, Blairknowsthataccessoriesare theprofitlifelineof mostluxuriousfashionlabels.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People held in prison
  • captive
  • cellmate
  • co-prisoner
  • con
  • convict
  • dead
  • dead man walkingidiom
  • detainee
  • detenu
  • gaolbird
  • hostage
  • inmate
  • internee
  • jailbird
  • lag
  • political prisoner
  • pow
  • prisoner
  • prisoner of conscience
  • prisoner of war

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(Definition ofliferfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
lifer
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˈlaɪ.fər/us
/ˈlaɪ.fɚ/
someone who has beenpunishedby being put inprisonfor a verylongtimeor until theydie
遭长期监禁的罪犯；（美国的）终身囚犯，无期徒刑犯

Examplesoflifer

lifer
While ambivalence-experiencing go-getters are much more likely than satisfied team players to characterise their situation as 'extremely competitive', for the ambivalence-experiencing quiet lifers this relationship is reversed.
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There is no means of rehabilitation for addicts in prison and every reason for the addicts—particularly long-termers and lifers—to conceal their addiction.
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Thirty-three discretionary life prisoners have so far appeared before a discretionaryliferpanel of the parole hoard.
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There is no flexibility—no fast-track—to assist the one-offliferto move through the system.
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The same goes for the lifers, as they now have an interest in hanging on to the remaining hereditary peers.
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Theliferpanel of the parole board will consider the matter next month.
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Once lifers have shown they can be trusted, temporary release may be appropriate for some.
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One probation department was only able to offer one course for lifers and nothing else.
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If he were alifer, of course, they could.
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Lifers wait for every move that they make.
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At present all lifers are subject to the same system.
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Lifers wait in custody to come to trial perhaps for a period of a year.
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So everyliferhas a tariff, irrespective of any minimum recommendation.
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There are too many lifers in gaol because of our obsession against physical punishment.
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She keeps talking about early release, but every prisoner, apart from the 23 whole lifers, is eligible for early release.
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