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单词 life-support
释义

life-support

[ lahyf-suh-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˈlaɪf səˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

adjective

of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
of or relating to equipment or measures that provide, within a surrounding hostile environment, as outer space or ocean depths, a life-sustaining environment similar to that found on the earth's surface: the life-support system of a spacecraft or submarine.
of or relating to anything that fosters or sustains life, success, or continued existence, as of a person, thing, or nation: the life-support system of the economy.

Origin of life-support

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby life-support

lifestyle block, lifestyle business, lifestyle disease, lifestyle guru, lifestyler, life-support, life-support system, life table, life-threatening, lifetime, life vest
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Example sentences from the Web for life-support

  • This may mean a peace process on life-support, but that's better than a peace process that's dead.

    Israel’s Election Could Be Bad News for Netanyahu|Robert Shrum|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The list of sudden shocks that could put crippled economies on life-support is long.

    After Davos: Holding the Financial Beasts at Bay|Christopher Dickey|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for life-support

life-support

adjective

of or providing the equipment required to sustain human life in an unnatural environment, such as in space, or in severe illness or disability
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for life-support

life support

n.

A life-support system.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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