lifeline

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

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

  2. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection);

    "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"
    "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

  3. line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

  4. line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

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

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.
      他紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把他拉向岸边。
    3. To the education, the education quality is the lifeline.
      对于教育来说,教育质量是其生命线。
    4. Public transport is a lifeline for many rural communities.
      公共交通对许多农村居民来说是不可或缺的。

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