lifeline 详细解释

lifeline

['laif.lain]

n.救生索, 生命线

英英释义

名词 lifeline:

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

同义词:line of life, life line

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

line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

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

补充

lifelinelifeline英:[ˈlaifˌlain] 美:[ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn]n.1.救生索2.生命线

例句

1. The Mackinnon household became my lifeline.麦金农一家成了我的生命支柱。 2. I cannot praise the support group highly enough. It was a lifeline.语言不足以表达我对互助小组的高度赞美。它是我的生命线。 3. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work.有关就业市场的信息可能会成为那些失业者的生命线。 4. The new policy throws a lifeline to millions of home buyers who were struggling to pay their mortgages.新政策给数百万努力支付按揭贷款的购房者提供了摆脱困境的方法。 5. fertility treatment can seem like a lifeline to childless couples.对没有孩子的夫妇来说,不孕症的治疗可能是惟一的希望。 6. For many old people their telephone is a lifeline.对于很多老人来说,电话是不可或缺的。 7. The river is the town's lifeline.这条河是小镇的命脉。 8. The new jobs were an economic lifeline for a city in need of help.对于一个需要帮助的城市而言,新的工作岗位是其经济的生命线。 9. The radio was their lifeline to the outside world.那台收音机是他们与外界连接的生命线。 10. They threw a lifeline to the man overboard.他们把救生索扔给那个从船上落水的人。