"borrowed time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撿回的一段時間

Definition

指原本應該結束的時期之後的時光，特別是在瀕臨死亡或失敗後僥倖獲救的期間；意外多出來的時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於比喻，特指人在嚴重疾病、危險或失敗後仍然存活。常用說法：'living on borrowed time'。語氣偏正式或文學，用來表達某事即將結束。

Examples

After the accident, he felt like he was living on borrowed time.

意外之後，他覺得自己是在**撿回的一段時間**裡生活。

The doctor said she was on borrowed time.

醫生說她現在是在**撿回的一段時間**。

After his company almost closed, he knew he was working on borrowed time.

他的公司差點倒閉後，他明白自己是在**撿回的一段時間**裡工作。

"Honestly, after my illness, every day feels like borrowed time," she admitted.

「說真的，生病之後，每天都像是在**撿回的一段時間**。」她坦言。

Their team was behind all season, so it felt like they were playing on borrowed time.

他們整個賽季都落後，所以感覺他們是在**撿回的一段時間**裡比賽。

Ever since the warning, the old bridge has been standing on borrowed time.

自從警告以後，這座老橋一直是在**撿回的一段時間**上存在。