lifeline
英 [ˈlaɪf.laɪn]
美 [ˈlaɪf.laɪn]
将“life”想象为生命的线条,而“line”则代表连接或者一条线。想象一条红色的生命线,它象征着救助或维持生命的关键联系,以此来记住“lifeline”的意思是生命线或救生索。
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lifeline 救生索life,生命,line,线,绳索。
- lifeline (n.)
- also life-line, 1700, "rope used somehow to save lives," from life (n.) + line (n.); figurative sense first attested 1860. Sense in palmistry from 1890.
- 1. Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
- 渡船是苏格兰边远地区的生命线。
- 2. The orders will throw a lifeline to Britain's shipyards.
- 这些订单将给英国的造船厂注入一线生机。
- 3. The extra payments are a lifeline for most single mothers.
- 额外补助对大多数单身母亲来说都是赖以生存的生命线。
- 4. He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.
- 他给我工作就相当于拋给了我一条救命索.
- 5. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work.
- 对于那些失业的人而言,就业信息可谓是他们的生命线。