lifeline
n. 救生索；生命线
近义词：salvation，link，help，support，helpinghand，sustenance，lineoflife，lifeline，
英英释义
Noun
- a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection);
"the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin" "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"
- line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
- line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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。
- He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.他紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把他拉向岸边。
- To the education, the education quality is the lifeline.对于教育来说,教育质量是其生命线。
- Public transport is a lifeline for many rural communities.公共交通对许多农村居民来说是不可或缺的。