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单词 lifesaver
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Definition of lifesaver in English:

lifesaver

noun ˈlʌɪfseɪvəˈlaɪfˌseɪvər
  • 1informal A thing that saves one from serious difficulty.

    a microwave could be a lifesaver this Christmas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nominees might be heroic lifesavers who have put themselves in danger to help somebody else.
    • While cell phones have become lifesavers in emergency situations, they have also played a crucial role in man-woman relationships.
    • You really, really want to, because you need some lifesaver to get you to stay in your seat for the entire length of the film.
    • It may be that the problem is not all that serious, but if it is, a heart monitor could prove an absolute lifesaver.
    • That's a staggering 300 lifesavers rolling up their sleeves every day in order to touch someone else's life.
    • It was a lifesaver because I was about to be evicted from my apartment.
    • Being a lifesaver is part of the job, but I think that helping this little girl will probably be the most memorable thing I've ever done.
    • On more than one occasion she has been a lifesaver, but there are times when I think I will snap in the face of the woman's dictatorial refusal to acknowledge much less join the 21st century.
    • In countries that struggle with low immunization rates, such products may become major lifesavers.
    • They're lifesavers for many people, but they do have side affects.
    • Leonie is only six and yet she has amazed us all with her actions - she's a real little lifesaver.
    • Safety belts are a proven lifesaver and should be worn on all journeys, no matter how short.
    • Tomatoes have had a good press, saying they are lifesavers by preventing prostate cancer.
    • So last night her desperate family held a blood testing session at the Pelican Hotel to try to find Shannon's lifesaver.
    • Legend has it that during this time he was responsible for inventing that amateur gardener's lifesaver, the grow-bag.
    • The club whose players were once shipwrecked off the coast of Spain on their way to a series of friendlies in the Canary Islands needs lifesavers again.
    • Her family will tonight welcome hundreds of volunteers to a blood sample session at a West Timperley pub in a bid to find the lifesaver who can help Shannon.
    • A proud mum has hailed her two-year-old toddler as a lifesaver - after he saved her from falling into a diabetic coma.
    • These people are lifesavers and it's outrageous that such an incident should occur in such a place.
    • This will prolong some women's lives and be a lifesaver for some babies.
  • 2Australian NZ A lifeguard working on a beach.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Swimmers will be hoping that the current standoff between lifeguards and the authorities will not escalate leaving several of the territory's most popular bathing spots without qualified lifesavers.
    • I only know a bit of first aid from when I was a lifesaver!
    • What an incredible job, to be a lifesaver in a doggie swimming club.
    • What of athletes who exercise in water, such as swimmers, water polo players, water aerobics devotees and lifesavers?
    • Combined efforts by lifesavers helped save a British tourist from drowning at Nielson Park on Wednesday.
    • So there were eighty lifesavers on the beach at that crucial moment.
    • The event was a great success and the community's efforts will go a long way towards covering the large insurance premiums the club will have to pay to keep volunteer lifesavers on the beach this season.
    • When most people think about Australian national identity, the images they remember are overwhelmingly blokey - drovers, surfies, lifesavers, Anzac soldiers.
    • From sports stars to medical professionals, charity workers to lifesavers and business leaders to those who help sick or elderly neighbours, the range of nominees is impressive.
    • When questioned by the Saturday Dispatch, one lifesaver said: ‘Nahoon beach has never been closed.’
    • WITH REGARD to the drowning in Haga Haga on December 26, I was horrified to see the equipment the two lifesavers had to work with to save lives.
    • No seaside holiday area such as Evans Head would be safe without the services of our surf lifesavers and coast guard.
    • Since then, the former champion lifesaver has seen the world thanks to rugby, with Japan being a personal highlight.
    • Everything I knew stemmed from my time as a lifesaver and what I had gleaned from the vaguely medical books I came across and the usual television shows.
    • He laughed and pointed to the group of surfboard riders, saying that four of them were also experienced lifesavers who would be able to assist him in an instant.
    • I was a lifesaver at heart and knew the risks of heat exhaustion better than anyone.
    • EAST LONDON - Many beaches along the Wild Coast are going to be a lot safer this year thanks to a serious training programme for local lifesavers.
    • The woman sits like a lifesaver above the stage, scoring each bout as it ends.
    • With the surfing season about to commence, it is time to be mindful of the great contribution our volunteer surf lifesavers make to our way of life.
    • But he said despite its place in Otley's calendar the swim did have a serious aspect to it, in helping lifesavers complete their training.
 
 

Definition of lifesaver in US English:

lifesaver

nounˈlaɪfˌseɪvərˈlīfˌsāvər
  • 1informal A thing that saves one from serious difficulty.

    a microwave oven could be a lifesaver this Christmas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The club whose players were once shipwrecked off the coast of Spain on their way to a series of friendlies in the Canary Islands needs lifesavers again.
    • Safety belts are a proven lifesaver and should be worn on all journeys, no matter how short.
    • These people are lifesavers and it's outrageous that such an incident should occur in such a place.
    • It was a lifesaver because I was about to be evicted from my apartment.
    • Her family will tonight welcome hundreds of volunteers to a blood sample session at a West Timperley pub in a bid to find the lifesaver who can help Shannon.
    • They're lifesavers for many people, but they do have side affects.
    • This will prolong some women's lives and be a lifesaver for some babies.
    • A proud mum has hailed her two-year-old toddler as a lifesaver - after he saved her from falling into a diabetic coma.
    • So last night her desperate family held a blood testing session at the Pelican Hotel to try to find Shannon's lifesaver.
    • It may be that the problem is not all that serious, but if it is, a heart monitor could prove an absolute lifesaver.
    • Leonie is only six and yet she has amazed us all with her actions - she's a real little lifesaver.
    • While cell phones have become lifesavers in emergency situations, they have also played a crucial role in man-woman relationships.
    • That's a staggering 300 lifesavers rolling up their sleeves every day in order to touch someone else's life.
    • Tomatoes have had a good press, saying they are lifesavers by preventing prostate cancer.
    • You really, really want to, because you need some lifesaver to get you to stay in your seat for the entire length of the film.
    • Being a lifesaver is part of the job, but I think that helping this little girl will probably be the most memorable thing I've ever done.
    • Legend has it that during this time he was responsible for inventing that amateur gardener's lifesaver, the grow-bag.
    • Nominees might be heroic lifesavers who have put themselves in danger to help somebody else.
    • In countries that struggle with low immunization rates, such products may become major lifesavers.
    • On more than one occasion she has been a lifesaver, but there are times when I think I will snap in the face of the woman's dictatorial refusal to acknowledge much less join the 21st century.
  • 2A ring-shaped life preserver.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A total of 13 of the bright orange lifesavers have been snatched from Wootton Bassett's Jubilee Lake in just over a month.
 
 
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