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Meaning of 短命

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短 duǎn 命 mìng
to die young; short-lived
Related Words
Antonyms: 长寿
Example Sentences
1
话说回来
,
俚语的本质就是短命
。
But, then, slang is short-lived by nature.
2
但是他在这个国家的民主实验是短命的
。
But thecountry's experiment in democracy was to be short-lived.
3
然而
,
如果人民币开始向下移动
,
那么这个掌声肯定是短命的
。
If the yuan, however, begins to move down, that applause is sure to be short-lived.
4
可是他们的策略很短命
,
麦基诺岛不久便成了新兴美国的领土
。
But their strategy was short-lived, and Mackinac Island became the territory of the new American nation.
5
而此短命的联盟只是为给神权政治在缔造时带上世俗面具服务的
。
The short-lived alliance served only to put a secular face on the theocracy in the making.