a good innings

/ə ɡʊd ˈɪnɪŋz/· phrase

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a good innings
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Chinese meaning

(一yī生shēng)过guò得dé圆yuán满mǎn长cháng久jiǔ(英yīng式shì委wěi婉wǎn说shuō法fǎ,喻yù人rén生shēng如rú打dǎ满mǎn一yī场chǎng板bǎn球qiú局jú)

过guò了le圆yuán满mǎn长cháng久jiǔ的de一yī生shēng

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制zhì作zuò人rén身shēn患huàn白bái血xuè病bìng、直zhí面miàn死sǐ亡wáng时shí的de释shì然rán心xīn态tài

Example

‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed

「我wǒ当dāng时shí想xiǎng——如rú果guǒ我wǒ死sǐ了le,这zhè辈bèi子zi也yě算suàn过guò得dé圆yuán满mǎn了le」:制zhì作zuò人rén詹zhān姆mǔ斯sī·福fú特tè谈tán生shēng死sǐ,以yǐ及jí如rú何hé在zài病bìng床chuáng上shàng完wán成chéng一yī张zhāng专zhuān辑jí。

Source: The Guardian · 16 Aug 2026

Background ✎

音yīn乐yuè制zhì作zuò人rén詹zhān姆mǔ斯sī·福fú特tè身shēn患huàn白bái血xuè病bìng,在zài病bìng床chuáng上shàng完wán成chéng新xīn专zhuān辑jí,并bìng讲jiǎng述shù自zì己jǐ对duì生shēng死sǐ的de感gǎn悟wù。

Roots · etymology

源自板球术语 innings(击球局),引申喻指人的一生

  • innings(板球中一方的击球局)喻指人生历程

Collocations

  • have a good innings / that's a good innings / at the end of one's innings

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