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单词 once-in-a-lifetime
释义
once-in-a-lifetime
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌwʌn.sɪnəˈlaɪf.taɪm/us
/ˌwʌn.sɪnəˈlaɪf.taɪm/
A once-in-a-lifetimeexperienceoropportunityis veryspecialbecause you willprobablyonly have itonce:
一生中难得一次的；千载难逢的；难能可贵的
AtourofAustraliais a once-in-a-lifetimeexperience.澳大利亚之行是一生难得的一次经历。
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(Definition ofonce-in-a-lifetimefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofonce-in-a-lifetime

once-in-a-lifetime
An alternative is to prevent name changes either by using real names or through requiring users to acquire unique pseudonyms, namelyonce-in-a-lifetimepseudonyms.
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We have aonce-in-a-lifetimetest, the number plate test, and it is not even a very good one.
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The standards of this country should not be set by visitors, particularly those who might be making aonce-in-a-lifetimevisit.
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The consumer is involved in legal activity as aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.
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Many of their clients are small,once-in-a-lifetimeclients.
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That type of suffering is not aonce-in-a-lifetimematter, but—for those who have suffered it—lasts for a whole lifetime.
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Let me repeat, this is aonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our proposals represent aonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity to improve the electricity supply industry.
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That concluded that it was not possible to create such a unique,once-in-a-lifetimeproject at lower cost.
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However, we know that it is aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.
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Initially, it thought that it was aonce-in-a-lifetimeproblem that, having been dealt with once, would not have to be revisited.
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In many areas the offer of unfurnished accommodation is aonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity because of the acute shortage of such housing.
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For so many of our children, theonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity of learning the foundation for a successful, prosperous and independent life is negligently and needlessly blotted out.
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It was aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience, above all because the event had been preceded by a long process involving a great deal of work on both sides.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is aonce-in-a-lifetimevote.
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