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单词 lifeline
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lifeline

​noun countable
UK /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
Word Forms
singularlifeline
plurallifelines
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    a person or thing that you depend on very much
    Synonyms and related words
    People or things you can rely on or trust
    confidant
    right-hand man
    lifeline
  2. 2
    a rope that you throw to someone who has fallen into water by accident
    Synonyms and related words
    Things used for tying and fastening
    rope
    chain
    string
  3. 3

    throw someone a lifeline

    to give help to someone in a difficult situation
    The government must throw a lifeline to the unemployed in the country.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 02/11/2018
    Open Dictionary - November2018

lifeline

​noun countable
US /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
Word Forms
singularlifeline
plurallifelines
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    a person or thing that you depend on very much
    Synonyms and related words
    People or things you can rely on or trust
    confidant
    right-hand man
    lifeline
  2. 2
    a rope that you throw to someone who has fallen into water by accident
    Synonyms and related words
    Things used for tying and fastening
    rope
    chain
    string
  3. 3

    throw someone a lifeline

    to give help to someone in a difficult situation
    The government must throw a lifeline to the unemployed in the country.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 02/11/2018
    Open Dictionary - November2018
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