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lifeline

英 ['laɪflaɪn] 美['laɪf'laɪn]
  • n. 生命线;救生索

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词态变化


复数: lifelines;

中文词源


lifeline 救生索

life,生命,line,线,绳索。

英文词源


lifeline (n.)
also life-line, 1700, "rope used somehow to save lives," from life (n.) + line (n.); figurative sense first attested 1860. Sense in palmistry from 1890.

双语例句


1. Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
渡船是苏格兰边远地区的生命线。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The orders will throw a lifeline to Britain's shipyards.
这些订单将给英国的造船厂注入一线生机。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The extra payments are a lifeline for most single mothers.
额外补助对大多数单身母亲来说都是赖以生存的生命线。

来自《权威词典》

4. He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.
他给我工作就相当于拋给了我一条救命索.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work.
对于那些失业的人而言,就业信息可谓是他们的生命线。

来自柯林斯例句