transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪftaɪm ]
( lifetimes)
1.
A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.
During my lifetime I haven’t got around to much travelling.
...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft poss N
2.
The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
...the lifetime of a parliament.
...a satellite’s lifetime.
N-SING : with poss
3.
If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime , you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.
This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.
PHRASE : n PHR [ emphasis ]