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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- longevity
[lɒnˈʤevətɪ]
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n.[u]
服务期限，任职期
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The team depended on the veteran's longevity for their success.
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该小组依靠老将的称职为他们取得了成功。
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2.
n.[u]
长寿
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There is a difference between male and female longevity.
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男性与女性之间的寿命有所区别。
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3.
n.[u]
寿命
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Any guilt she many have felt for the loss of her son did not affect her longevity.
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失去儿子所带来的内疚并未影响她的寿命。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- longevity
[lɒn'ʤεvɪtɪ]
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n
long life
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2.
n
relatively long duration of employment, service, etc
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C17: from Late Latin longaevitas, from Latin longaevus long-lived, from longus long1 + aevum age
Examples
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Any guilt she many have felt for the loss of her son did not affect her longevity.
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失去儿子所带来的内疚并未影响她的寿命。
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The team depended on the veteran's longevity for their success.
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该小组依靠老将的称职为他们取得了成功。
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In Japan and China the symbols for health and longevity are the turtle and the crane.
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在日本和中国，龟和鹤是健康和长寿的象征。
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福寿双全
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enjoy both happiness and longevity
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长寿
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a long life; longevity
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万寿无疆
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(may you enjoy) boundless longevity
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延年益寿
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(of tonics, etc.) prolong life; promise longevity
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这孩子脖子上的那个长命锁，做工很别致。
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The longevity lock around the boy's neck is unconventionally made.
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