have one's whole life ahead of one

短语

词形变化

had one's whole life ahead of one has one's whole life ahead of one 三单 has one's whole life ahead of one having one's whole life ahead of one having one's whole life ahead of one 现在分词 had one's whole life ahead of one 过去式 had one's whole life ahead of one 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life.

    非正式

    You're only 25; you have your whole life ahead of you. Go out and travel and see the world.

词源

The phrase is an exaggeration, the implication being that by being young one has barely experienced life at all.

来源:wiktionary