| 词汇 | have had a good innings |
| 释义 | Idiom have had a good innings British & Australian to have had a long and active life or a long and successful period of time in a job.I've had a good innings but my old heart is very weak now.He's had a good innings as club president. have had a good inningsTo have experienced a long stretch of success in one's job. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I love my job, and I've certainly had a good innings, but it's time for me to retire now. have had a good inningsmainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED1. You can say that someone has had a good innings when they have just stopped doing something or are just about to stop doing something, for example a job, that they have been doing successfully for a long time. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Roy, you've had a good innings — I reckon it's now time for you to pack up Formula 1. 2. When someone has just died or is about to die, if you say that they have had a good innings, you mean that they have lived for a long time and have had a good life. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Lord knows, I've had a good innings and I'm in pain, Hannah. I want to go. have had a good inningshave had a long and fulfilling life or career. British informalIn cricket, an innings is the period that a team or batsman spends batting, and a good innings is one during which a lot of runs are scored. 2002 Oldie He keeps dropping heavy hints when he visits: he…said the other evening I have had a good innings (I am 86). |
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