单词	lifeblood
释义	lifeblood noun life·​blood ˈlīf-ˈbləd  -ˌbləd 1 : blood regarded as the seat of vitality 2 : a vital or life-giving force or component freedom of inquiry is the lifeblood of a university Example Sentences The town's lifeblood has always been its fishing industry. The neighborhoods are the lifeblood of this city. the lifeblood that flows through his veins Recent Examples on the Web But the act laid out a timeline that spans more than two decades, and set off a rash of well drilling among those trying to beat the deadline, particularly in agricultural areas where wells are the lifeblood of the industry. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 From working in the ticketing office to being an emergency responder and everywhere in between, women are part of the lifeblood of the greatest spectacle in racing. Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2022 The Star Ferry grew to become part of the lifeblood of Hong Kong. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 These dollars fund nearly all of the lifeblood of biomedical inquiry, money that pays even the salaries of low-level biology professors. The Editors, National Review, 18 Jan. 2022 Lifting local talent has also been part of the lifeblood for Saint Kate, a hotel in Milwaukee. Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 One of his dogmas is seeing oil as a kind of existential lifeblood for Mexico, and Pemex, the state oil monopoly, as a central lever of development. Enrique Krauze, The New York Review of Books, 2 July 2020 American universities are subordinating academic achievement to ideology while constricting free expression—the lifeblood of intellectual advancement and prosperity. Richard Vedder, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The river is a lifeblood in places like California’s Imperial Valley, which grows vegetables like broccoli, onions and carrots. Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1 lifeblood noun as in élan vital Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance élan vital world soul life soul spirit inner light orgone Sakti light nature mana Shakti karma energy chi aura ki vibration(s) qi vibe(s) ch'i
随便看	as per as per usual as plain as day as plain as the nose on your face as pleased as punch as pos as pretty as a picture as pure as the driven snow as quick as a wink as quickly as humanly possible as quickly as possible as quiet as a mouse as regards as requested as respects as right as rain as scheduled as sick as a dog as smart as a whip as smooth as silk as sober as a judge as solid as a rock as someone or something goes as something as they come as soon as

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。