life expectancy

英 [ˈlaɪf ɪkspektənsi]

美 [ˈlaɪf ɪkspektənsi]

n.  预期寿命; 预计存在(或持续)的期限

计算机化学

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牛津词典

noun

• 预期寿命；预计存在（或持续）的期限
  the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that sth is likely to exist or continue for

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 预期寿命；平均（期望）寿命
  Thelife expectancyof a person, animal, or plant is the length of time that they are normally likely to live.
  1. The average life expectancy was 40...
     平均期望寿命曾是40岁。
  2. They had longer life expectancies than their parents.
     他们比上一辈人的预期寿命要长。

英英释义

noun

• an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

双语例句

• Melopsitiacus undelafusp average life expectancy is7 years.
  虎皮鹦鹉平均寿命是7年。
• It is the underlying cause of reduced life expectancy, handicap, disability and starvation.
  这也是导致平均寿命缩短，残废，残疾和饥饿的根本原因。
• In continental Europe, the life expectancy of wealthy and poor pensioners is not starkly different.
  在欧洲大陆，富有和贫困退休者的预期寿命没有明显的差别。
• These countries also enjoy higher social mobility, life expectancy and life satisfaction than the US.
  这些国家的社会流动性、预期寿命和生活满意度也都高于美国。
• Average life expectancy went down from about 70 to 67.
  平均预期寿命从70岁左右降到了67岁。
• Consider formally linking retirement ages to life expectancy, as in Denmark and Italy, it argues.
  考虑正式将退休年龄与预期寿命联系起来，就像丹麦和意大利那样。
• They can reduce ankle swelling and breathlessness and may increase life expectancy.
  它们可以减少踝关节肿胀和呼吸困难，并可能增加的预期寿命。
• In2007 the average life expectancy at birth was78 years.
  2007年，初生婴儿平均预期寿命为78岁，这种进步已经持续数十年。
• In developed countries today life expectancy at birth is about 80 years.
  在发达国家，现在出生的人预期寿命约为80岁。
• The Japanese have a longer life expectancy than any other people, for their diet is extremely healthful.
  与其他任何民族相比，日本人的预期寿命最长，因为他们饮食习惯是极其有益于健康有。