a life of its own

a) if something has a life of its own, it seems to move or work by itself 自身的生命力，原动力

The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.

那个球就像活了一样。

b) if something has a life of its own, it exists and develops without depending on other things 自身的力量

Slowly but surely, the project is taking on a life of its own.

这个项目正依靠自身力量缓慢但稳步地向前发展。

Examples from the Corpus

a life of its own• The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.• Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.• She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.• The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.• Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.• Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.• His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own.

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单词	a life of its own
释义	a life of its own a life of its own a) if something has a life of its own, it seems to move or work by itself 自身的生命力，原动力 The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own. 那个球就像活了一样。 b) if something has a life of its own, it exists and develops without depending on other things 自身的力量 Slowly but surely, the project is taking on a life of its own. 这个项目正依靠自身力量缓慢但稳步地向前发展。 Examples from the Corpus a life of its own• The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.• Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.• She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.• The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.• Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.• Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.• His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own. → a life of its own at life(15)
随便看	unfolded unfolding unfoldings unfoldment unfolds unfollow unforeseeability unforeseeable unforeseeably unforeseen unforgettable unforgettably unforgivable unforgivably unforgiving unforgivingly unforgivingness unformed unfortunate unfortunate enough to be unfortunate enough to be something unfortunate enough to be sth unfortunate enough to do unfortunate enough to do something unfortunate enough to do sth