A life peer
终身担任的上院议员
🧩 词语组成解析
life
[laɪf]
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
peer
[pɪr]
vi. 凝视;盯着看;隐退，若隐若现;同等，比得上;
n. 同辈，同等的人;贵族;同伴，伙伴;
adj. 贵族的;（年龄、地位等）同等的;相匹敌的;
par, peer =equal,表示”平等”
🗣️ 情景例句
I can't hold a job down.
我不能老被拴在一个工作上。
A little labour, much health.
适量劳动健身大有益。
If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。