Question

once-in-a-lifetime是什么意思

Answer 1

once-in-a-lifetime
adj.千载难逢的;
例句：
1.But getting hired is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
但如今已不再是一生被聘去做一个工作了。
2.Couples across New York are taking advantage of Wednesday's once-in-a-lifetime date-09/ 09/ 09-to tie the knot.
全纽约的情侣们都不想错过周三这个千载难逢的好日子，纷纷选择在09年9月9日这一天结婚。
3.Pageant Master Adrian Evans spoke of a once-in-a-lifetime event, one that will reclaim the Thames as a royal route.
庆典总策划亚德里安-埃文斯盛赞道，这会是千载难逢的一次盛典，向人们展示泰晤士河作为皇室御用航道的风采。

Answer 2

once-in-a-lifetime
adj.千载难逢的;

例句:
1.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime deal, dawg. What? What, you thought we wouldn't explore other options?
老兄这种机会千载难逢难道你认为我们不会留条后路?

2.
For a nation such as ghana, jubilee could be a once-in-a-lifetime infusion of foreign currency and handing the field over to the untested chinese, with less experience in developing offshore oilfields, could be a gamble.
对于加纳这样的国家来说，jubilee可能是绝无仅有的外资注入机会，而将油田交给在开发海上油田方面经验相对较少的中国则可能是个冒险。