[] the period of time when sth exists or works, is good enough to use, etc.（某物的）寿命；使用期；有效期◆You will pay the same interest rate over the life of the loan.你在贷款期内将支付相同的利率。◆The restaurant began life as a factory canteen.这家餐厅开始时是用作工厂食堂的。◆methods of prolonging the storage life of fresh fruit (= the time it can be stored)延长新鲜水果贮存时间的方法 [, ] (often used with an adjective 常与形容词连用) the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living or working（某种方式的）生活或工作◆city life城市生活◆Internal competition is a natural part of corporate life.内部竞争是公司生活中不可分割的一部分。 [] (often used with an adjective 常与形容词连用) the period of time that sb spends in a particular situation（某种状况下的）一段生活经历◆She was looking for a better balance between her personal life and her business life.她正在寻求对个人生活和商业生涯更好地作出平衡。➡ idiom at walk noundepreciable life economic life expectation of life job for life non-life shelf life useful life whole-life working life