"live on borrowed time" in Chinese (Simplified)
活在借来的时间里侥幸活着
Definition
在本应结束生命或失败之后还继续活着或存在,通常是意外地或者逆势而为。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是习惯表达,常用于指人在大病或危险之后仍然活着,也可指事物、公司等存在超出了预期。强调超过原定或自然终点的存在。
Examples
After his heart attack, the doctors said he was living on borrowed time.
心脏病发作后,医生说他在**活在借来的时间里**。
The old bridge is living on borrowed time after so many years of use.
这座老桥用了这么多年,已经是在**活在借来的时间里**了。
Many endangered animals are living on borrowed time.
许多濒危动物都在**活在借来的时间里**。
Don’t waste your days—you never know if you’re living on borrowed time.
别浪费你的时光——你永远不知道是否**活在借来的时间里**。
After surviving that car crash, she feels like she’s living on borrowed time every day.
在那场车祸幸存后,她每天都觉得自己在**活在借来的时间里**。
With all these layoffs, my job feels like it’s living on borrowed time lately.
最近裁员这么多,我的工作也感觉**活在借来的时间里**。