英语词汇“lifeline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	lifeline
释义	Trends of lifeline View usage for: lifeline (laɪflaɪn) Word forms: plural lifelines countable noun A lifeline is something that enables an organization or group to survive or to continue with an activity. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work. [+ for/to] The proposals could throw a lifeline to many smaller schools. Synonyms: means of survival, rescue, safety device, life belt More Synonyms of lifeline lifeline in British English (ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn) noun 1. a line thrown or fired aboard a vessel for hauling in a hawser for a breeches buoy 2. any rope or line attached to a vessel or trailed from it for the safety of passengers, crew, swimmers, etc 3. a line by which a deep-sea diver is raised or lowered 4. a vital line of access or communication lifeline in American English (ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn) noun 1. a rope or line for saving life, as one thrown to a person in the water 2. any rope strung along or above a vessel's weather deck to provide a handhold as in rough weather 3. the rope by means of which a diver is raised and lowered, used by the diver for signaling 4. Palmistry a line in the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, that reveals facts about a person's life 5. a commercial, esp. maritime, route of great importance 6. a route that is the only one over which supplies can be transported to a certain place Examples of 'lifeline' in a sentence lifeline It would have been nice to be given a lifeline. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Having a job is a lifeline out of this. The Sun (2013) The port can also offer local entrepreneurs with a vital economic lifeline. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The harvest now offers a vital economic lifeline. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Unlike them, it has not been forced to seek a financial lifeline or purge executives. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It could provide a lifeline for parts of rural Britain with no cable for fast broadband. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Moreover, marriage offers me a lifeline. Christianity Today (2000) It was given a lifeline by American bosses on the back of a massive vote from workers. The Sun (2012) Instead, he has offered the club lifeline. The Sun (2006) But he was given a lifeline on the stroke of half-time. The Sun (2014) But it still offered a lifeline of sorts to Mancini. The Sun (2013) Some still hope that a cautious Russia will provide an economic lifeline to the island. The Sun (2013) It has also provided a lifeline for those who have been put out of business by Chinese competitors. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This new service will provide somewhere to turn and a vital lifeline for the families of those who serve and those who have served. Times, Sunday Times (2013) PORTSMOUTH got a financial lifeline last week but they are still tipped for a second straight relegation. The Sun (2012) Labour was thrown a potential lifeline last night with a poll showing that tactical voting could save it from annihilation in Scotland. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This will leave the cashstrapped country without a financial lifeline, and could push it into bankruptcy and out of the euro. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The money will provide a lifeline for Palace, who went into administration last week. Times, Sunday Times (2010) For millions of the world's poorest people, they offer a vital lifeline to medical treatment. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It is a financial lifeline for Australia, but at what price for the players? Times, Sunday Times (2013) Throw out the lifeline! Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006) In other languages lifeline British English: lifeline NOUN A lifeline is something that enables an organization or group to survive or to continue with an activity. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work. American English: lifeline Brazilian Portuguese: corda salva-vidas Chinese: 生命线 European Spanish: ayuda vital French: bouée de sauvetage German: Rettungsanker Italian: ancora di salvezza Japanese: 生命線 Korean: 생명선 European Portuguese: corda salva-vidas Latin American Spanish: ayuda vital (noun) in the sense of means of survival Definition a rope used for life-saving The proposals could throw a lifeline to many smaller schools. Synonyms means of survival rescue safety device life belt way of continuing rescue device Synonyms of 'lifeline' lifeline Explore 'lifeline' in the dictionary
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