| 词汇 | a life of its own |
| 释义 | a life of its owna life of its own a) if something has a life of its own, it seems to move or work by itself 自身的生命力，原动力 The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own. 那个球就像活了一样。 b) if something has a life of its own, it exists and develops without depending on other things 自身的力量 Slowly but surely, the project is taking on a life of its own. 这个项目正依靠自身力量缓慢但稳步地向前发展。 Examples from the Corpus a life of its own• The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.• Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.• She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.• The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.• Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.• Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.• His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own. → a life of its own at life(15) |
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