lifeline是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'laɪf\'laɪn]
- 美式音标[\'laɪflaɪn]
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.
实用例句
- 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
