once in a lifetime

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （可能）一生只有一次

   used to describe sth special that is not likely to happen to you again

   It could be a once in a lifetime opportunity

电影里这样说 · 7 部

• It could be a once in a lifetime opportunityBumblebee2018
• …an absolutely shocking and once-in-a-lifetime discovery.Don't Look Up2021
• My sons have a once in a lifetime chance to see their father.Onward2020
• once in a lifetime.We Bought a Zoo2011
• But this is once in a lifetime.Turning Red2022
• It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Terry.The Bank Job2008
• But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Moneyball2011
• This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, Patrick.The Smurfs2011

在完整场景里学

• Don't Look Up2021
  • 彗星派对算到卡壳：call it a night（今晚就到此为止）
  • 深夜电话会报彗星：extinction-level event（灭世级事件）
  • 报信被白宫晾七小时：skirt around something（绕着不正面谈）
• 二分之一的魔法2020
  • 生日早晨被哥哥拉入局：wiggle out of（设法脱身）
  • 结结巴巴邀请大家来派对：was wondering if（想问问是否）
  • 拆开爸爸留下的生日礼物：get by（凑合着过）
• 青春变形记2022
  • 在超市变成红熊猫：take advantage of（占某人便宜）
  • 变身红熊猫听妈妈讲诅咒：watch someone like a hawk（盯得死死的）
  • 求看演唱会被回绝：once in a lifetime（千载难逢）

同一词条的短语

• the chance, of a lifetime

习语频道里接下来

• ring a bell
• last but not least
• in general
• get a move on
• if you think about it
• take a risk
• learn your lesson
• turn a blind eye
• like hell
• out of your way
• cut to the chase
• to myself