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life , for one's ~: for the ~ of sb —— 567 for one's life 这个短语作“逃命”讲(参见词条 P.566 ),而 for the life of sb 这个短语则是“即使拼命”或“不管怎样”的意思,具有让步的含意,而且只能用于否定结构。 例如: I ran away for my life. 我拼命逃跑。 I can't for the life of me remember what happened. 要我的命,我也不知道发生了什么事。 We shouldn't depart from the broad masses for the life of us. 不管咋说,我们决不应该脱离广大群众。 比较: I ran away for my life. 我拼命逃跑。(是一般陈述语气)。 I couldn't run for the life of me. 要我的命,我也跑不动。(具有让步的势头)。
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