midlife

英 [mɪdˈlaɪf] 美 [mɪdˈlaɪf]

n.  中年; 中年生活

BNC.31588 / COCA.12891



牛津词典

noun

  1. 中年;中年生活
    the middle part of your life when you are neither young nor old
    1. It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife.
      人到中年开始新的事业并不难。
    2. midlife stresses
      中年生活的压力

双语例句

  1. I went through my midlife crisis about four or five years ago, when I was forty.
    四五年前,在我40岁的时候,我经历了中年危机。
  2. Even among the childless, those in midlife reported lower life satisfaction than the young or old, says study co-author Andrew Oswald, an economics professor at the University of Warwick in Britain.
    即使无子女的中年人也会认为生活满意度比年轻或年老时要低,研究合作者AndrewOswald如是说。他是英国华威大学的经济学教授。
  3. Studies around the world have shown that happiness tends to dip in midlife, he said, and that this was not just a phenomenon confined to the Western world.
    他说,世界范围内的研究都显示,快乐感在中年时会下降,这并不是只有西方国家才出现的现象。
  4. Feeling old, overworked and underappreciated, Shrek is clearly having a midlife crisis.
    我们的史莱克明显陷入了中年危机:总觉得自己老了,过度劳累而且不受赏识。
  5. The award was a badly needed morale boost for a 60-year-old union in the midst of a midlife crisis.
    这个处在中年危机的60岁联盟亟须这个奖项来重振士气。
  6. New studies show that moderate exercise in midlife and later can arrest and even reverse the memory loss and fuzzy thinking that comes with age.
    有新研究表明,人到中年以后若坚持适量运动则可以减缓甚至扭转老年时记忆力减退和意识模糊。
  7. Perhaps the myth of the midlife crisis is true-men are more likely to cheat on their partners just before they approach a significant birthday, with 49 year-olds signing up to extra-marital affair website Ashley Madison in unexpectedly large numbers.
    也许中年危机的传说是真的就在男人刚过了人生中重要的生日之前,他们更可能欺骗自己的妻子,AshleyMadison外遇网上出人意料的有大批49岁的人注册为用户。
  8. And midlife asking How do I get it back?
    到了中年,我们又会问‘我怎样才能找回爱’?
  9. Louise Matthews, a work and lifestyle blogger and former personal assistant in recruitment and insurance, believes that the midlife crisis is beginning earlier these days.
    经常写有关工作与生活的博客、曾在招聘和保险行当做过个人助理的路易斯•马修斯(LouiseMatthews)认为,如今中年危机开始得更早了。
  10. It concluded that being married makes people happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who remain single – particularly during the most stressful periods, like midlife crises.
    文章的结论是,婚姻使人们比孑然一身者更幸福,对生活更满意,特别是在压力最大的时期,如中年危机。
  11. People have the capacity to increase their happiness levels and avoid falling deep into midlife crisis by finding support in long-term relationships.
    人们有能力通过在长期关系中找到支持,来增强幸福感,避免深陷中年危机。
  12. While the study itself focuses on cognitive decline, previous research suggests that a healthy diet, regular exercise, not smoking and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol in midlife can also help stave off dementia.
    虽然这项研究本身关注的是认知能力的减弱,但先前的研究表明在中年时期,健康的饮食、定期锻炼、不吸烟、控制血压和胆固醇等有助于减缓痴呆症的产生。
  13. At 30 he had a sort of midlife crisis.
    30岁时,他经历了某种中年危机。
  14. In a forthcoming paper, he argues that much of the economic literature on midlife crises focuses on our evaluations of what makes us happy rather than our actual experiences.
    他在一篇即将发表的论文中提出,许多关于中年危机的经济学文献聚焦于我们自认为的幸福理由,而不是我们实际的体验。
  15. Alternatively, maybe this midlife unhappiness reflects the time pressures faced by those in their 40s, as they juggle work and family.
    或许,中年人的不幸福感反映了他们面临的时间压力,因为他们要为工作和家庭奔波。
  16. He seemed to be having a midlife crisis when he left his family and hitchhiked around the country.
    他似乎正在经历中年危机。他离家出走,沿途搭便车前往全国各地。
  17. Many believe that men go through a midlife crisis when they are in middle age.
    许多人认为男人一到了中年就会有”中年危机“。
  18. They had shown in an earlier study that obesity is associated with more frequent and intense hot flashes in midlife women.
    他们在更早期的研究中表明在中年女性肥胖和更高频率和强度的热潮相关。
  19. More likely though, demented office politics represent an external manifestation of various midlife crises.
    不过,更大的一种可能是,疯狂的办公室政治是各种中年危机的外部表现。
  20. It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife.
    人到中年再创新业并不难。
  21. Midlife is a period of relative unhappiness.
    人到中年往往容易缺乏幸福感。
  22. OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in serum TC from midlife to late life and their relationship with late-life cognition.
    目的:研究中年到晚年血清总胆固醇水平所发生的变化,以及这种变化与老年认知功能之间的关系。
  23. You're probably just having a midlife crisis.
    你大概是遭遇中年危机了。
  24. Maybe that's what happens when our egos take a hit in midlife and we realize we're not so young and golden anymore.
    或许,中年时当我们的自尊心受到冲击,并且我们意识到自己不再年轻,已过了黄金时期的时候就会出现这种情况。
  25. To be honest, I do believe pop music is somewhat special for young people and also reserved for those suffering from a midlife crisis.
    科里·考克斯:老实讲,我确实相信流行音乐在某种程度上是年轻人的专利,同样也是为那些正处于中年危机的人准备的。
  26. Till you're hitting your midlife crisis.
    你都得呆在监狱。
  27. A third analysis, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, examined the influence of alcohol consumption on hot flashes in midlife women.
    第三种分析,发表在《生育与不育》上,测验了在中年女性中饮酒对热潮的影响。
  28. Consultative Group Meeting on Midlife and Older Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
    拉丁美洲和加勒比中老年妇女问题协商小组