lifeline
英 ['laɪflaɪn]
美 ['laɪf'laɪn]
lifeline 中文词源
lifeline 救生索life,生命，line,线，绳索。
lifeline 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.
lifeline 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