lifeline
英['la?fla?n]
美['la?f'la?n]
- n. 生命線；救生索
詞態變化
復數:?lifelines;
中文詞源
lifeline 救生索
life,生命，line,線，繩索。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
- 渡船是蘇格蘭邊遠地區的生命線。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The orders will throw a lifeline to Britain's shipyards.
- 這些訂單將給英國的造船廠注入一線生機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The extra payments are a lifeline for most single mothers.
- 額外補助對大多數單身母親來說都是賴以生存的生命線。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.
- 他給我工作就相當于拋給了我一條救命索.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work.
- 對于那些失業的人而言，就業信息可謂是他們的生命線。
來自柯林斯例句