"lifers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 终身囚犯
• 终身服刑者

Definition

“Lifers”指正在服无期徒刑的人。也可以泛指对某份事业或地方一生投入的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用在非正式或监狱相关场合。有时也指一辈子只做一份职业的人（如军队、警察）。正式场合避免使用这个词。

Examples

The prison has many lifers who will never be released.

这所监狱有很多**终身囚犯**，他们永远不会被释放。

She works with lifers to help them adjust to prison life.

她和**终身服刑者**一起工作，帮助他们适应狱中生活。

Some lifers have been in jail for over 40 years.

有些**终身囚犯**已经服刑超过40年了。

Most lifers keep a strict daily routine to make life bearable inside.

大多数**终身囚犯**会保持严格的日常作息，让监狱生活更容易忍受。

The new guy became friends quickly with the older lifers.

新来的很快就和年长的**终身服刑者**成了朋友。

In the army, some people are called lifers because they never plan to leave.

在军队里，有些人被称为**lifers**，因为他们从不打算离开。