汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 及時行樂
及時行樂 (及时行乐)
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
Lose no time and have fun
谓抓紧时机寻欢作乐。语本《古诗十九首.生年不满百》"为乐当及时,何能待来兹"。
() shí xíng/háng/xìng () lè/yuè
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不过,狂欢节就是及时行乐,忘了还有明天。

Carnival, though, is all about enjoying the present and forgetting about tomorrow.

反映了人们及时行乐,今朝有酒今朝醉的生活态度。

Reflects people to enjoy life and live for today not tomorrow today attitude of life.

及时行乐,趁你还是能乐的年纪。

Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink.

很多人已经退不起休了——另有些人宁愿再强撑些时日及时行乐

Many now feel they cannot afford to retire yet-and others are enjoying themselves so much that they would rather carry on for a while.

约59%的日本青年及58%的韩国青年表示他们“只愿及时行乐,不想去考虑未来。”

About 59 percent of young Japanese and 58 percent of young Koreans say they "only want to be happy at the moment, and do not want to think about the future".

享乐人生是唐宋词与当代流行歌词所共有的主题之一,它体现着及时行乐和追求快乐的情绪。

Enjoying life, which represents a feeling of carpe diem and pursuing happiness, is one of the common themes in Ci in Tang and Song Dynasties and current popular lyrics.