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life peer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlife ˈpeer noun [countable]  HIGH POSITION OR RANKsomeone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children 〔英国爵位不可世袭的〕终身贵族
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life peerShe was created a life peer in 1990.
ˌlife ˈpeer nounChineseSyllable
of someone who a Corpus rank has the British


life peer
ˌlife ˈpeer noun [countable]
someone who has the rank of a British peer (=lord or lady) but who cannot pass it on to their children


life peerBrE /ˌlaɪf ˈpɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlaɪf ˈpɪr/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a person who is given the title of peer (= 'Lord' or 'Lady') but who cannot pass it on to their son or daughter (英国爵位不能世袭的)终身贵族