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lifeline

英 ['laɪflaɪn] 美 ['laɪf'laɪn]

n. 生命线；救生索

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。

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。

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。

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.

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。