walk of life

基本解釋

S: terrorist acts are deliberate and deadly and can affect every walk of life.
恐怖行為都是蓄謀已久的,一擊就能致命,而且對各個行業(yè)都會產(chǎn)生惡劣的影響.
In any walk of life, if you want other people to take notice of you, you can only do it by relying on solid achievements and sound abililty.
在人生的任何一個角落都一樣，想要別人傾聽你的聲音，就得憑實干取得業(yè)績，憑實力引起注意。
As politics becomes more professional and specialised —with politicians increasingly knowing no other walk of life—the advantages of being brought up in its ways and wiles grow greater.
當政治變得更專業(yè)和專門化——當政客們對其他行業(yè)越來越不了解——他們成長方式和圓滑的優(yōu)勢會越來越明顯。

You look at this crowd, people of every walk of life -- that's what America is.
WHITEHOUSE: The White House
And there are hypocrites in every walk of life, both believers and non-believers, Christians and secularists alike.
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They were people from every background and every walk of life: black, white, rich and poor, young and old.
WHITEHOUSE: A White House Reception for Justice Kagan

When people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society.

The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.