lifeline

• n. 生命線；救生索

life,生命，line,線，繩索。

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.

渡船是蘇格蘭邊遠地區的生命線。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The orders will throw a lifeline to Britain's shipyards.

這些訂單將給英國的造船廠注入一線生機。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The extra payments are a lifeline for most single mothers.

額外補助對大多數單身母親來說都是賴以生存的生命線。

來自《權威詞典》

4. He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.

他給我工作就相當於拋給了我一條救命索.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work.

對於那些失業的人而言，就業信息可謂是他們的生命線。

來自柯林斯例句