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be short-lived
常用于系动词后作表语。
The happiness was short-lived.
幸福是短暂的。
短暂的；短命的
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短暂的；短命的
lasting only a short time
The happiness was short-lived.
幸福是短暂的。
只存活或存在很短时间的。
Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
短暂的
lasting a very short time
放射性同位素(或放射性元素)半衰期短的。
Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life.
Their happiness was short-lived, as the news arrived the next day.
他们的幸福是短暂的，因为第二天消息就传来了。
The company experienced a short-lived boom before the market crashed.
这家公司在市场崩盘前经历了一段短暂的繁荣。
Her short-lived career as a singer ended when she lost her voice.
她短暂的歌手生涯在她失声后结束了。
常用于系动词后作表语。
The happiness was short-lived.
幸福是短暂的。
修饰名词时置于名词前。
They enjoyed a short-lived victory.
他们享受了一场短暂的胜利。
可用very, extremely等副词修饰。
The ceasefire proved extremely short-lived.
停火被证明是极其短暂的。
与remain, become等系动词连用。
The peace remained short-lived.
和平仍然是短暂的。
Not this
The happiness short-lived.
Use this
The happiness was short-lived.
汉语中形容词可以直接作谓语，但英语中必须用系动词be连接，中国学习者常遗漏系动词。
Not this
We have a short-lived plan for the project.
Use this
We have a short-term plan for the project.
“short-lived”强调事物本身很快就结束，而“short-term”指时间跨度短，常用于计划、目标等。此处应用“short-term”。
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通常用作定语，意为‘短暂的’
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