lifeline

lifeline读音音标

英 [ˈlaɪflaɪn]

美 [ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn]

lifeline意思解释

n.

救生索；

（潜水员的）通报绳；

生命线；

重要的交通线

变形

复数：lifelines

英英释义

n.

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

同义词：line of lifelife line

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

\"the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin\"; \"she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief\"

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

双语例句

用作名词(n.)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。He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.他紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把他拉向岸边。To the education, the education quality is the lifeline.对于教育来说,教育质量是其生命线。Public transport is a lifeline for many rural communities.公共交通对许多农村居民来说是不可或缺的。