lifeline
/ˈlaɪflaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlīf-ˌlīn/ (ame, mw)
lifeline — 名詞
- lifelinesingular
- lifelinesplural
1. a person, service, or source of help that keeps someone or something going when
依靠；支柱
危難中維持生活或運作的重要支援
a person, service, or source of help that keeps someone or something going when life is hard or money is short
The free clinic became a lifeline for families without health insurance.
這家免費診所成了沒有健保家庭的重要依靠。
become a lifeline for [group]
Grandma's weekly calls were a lifeline during my first month abroad.
在國外的第一個月，阿嬤每週打來的電話就是我的支柱。
The small loan gave the bakery a lifeline after the storm.
暴風雨過後，那筆小額貸款給了這家麵包店一個依靠。
For many teens, the school counselor is a lifeline after family fights.
對許多青少年來說，家裡爭吵不斷時，學校輔導老師就是支柱。
用法筆記
Often figurative. It names the help itself, unlike sense 2, which is a route or communication link.
2. a key way to reach a place or keep in touch with it, especially when other links
聯外命脈
通往某地或維持聯繫的重要連線
a key way to reach a place or keep in touch with it, especially when other links are weak or cut off
During winter, the mountain road is the town's only lifeline.
到了冬天，那條山路就是這座小鎮唯一的聯外命脈。
only lifeline to a place
When the bridge closed, small boats became the island's lifeline.
橋一封閉，小船就成了這座島的聯外命脈。
Radio was the village's lifeline after the phone towers fell.
電話塔倒下後，收音機成了那座村子的聯外命脈。
That narrow rail line remains a lifeline between the port and mines.
那條狹窄的鐵路線仍是港口和礦區之間的聯外命脈。
用法筆記
Usually used for transport, supply, or communication links between places.
3. a rope thrown to someone in deep water so they can grab it and be pulled to safe
救生索
拋給落水者抓住的救命繩
a rope thrown to someone in deep water so they can grab it and be pulled to safety
A sailor threw a lifeline to the boy beside the broken pier.
一名水手把救生索拋向破碼頭旁的男孩。
throw a lifeline to [person]
Jude caught the lifeline before the waves pulled him farther out.
Jude 在海浪把他捲得更遠前抓住了救生索。
The crew lowered a lifeline from the ferry's side.
船員從渡輪側邊放下了一條救生索。
With numb hands, Diego held the lifeline until the rescue boat arrived.
Diego 雙手發麻，仍抓著救生索直到救援艇趕到。
用法筆記
Thrown during an emergency rescue; unlike senses 4-6, it is not fixed to the boat or one person.
4. a strong line fixed around a boat's edge for people to hold while moving on deck
甲板護索
沿船邊固定、可抓住防落海的繩索
a strong line fixed around a boat's edge for people to hold while moving on deck
Bao gripped the lifeline as the fishing boat rolled in darkness.
Bao 在漆黑中緊抓著甲板護索，任漁船左右搖晃。
hold the lifeline on deck
Wet spray covered the lifeline along the yacht's narrow deck.
浪花打濕了遊艇狹窄甲板旁的甲板護索。
The captain told us to stay inside the lifeline during the storm.
船長叫我們在暴風雨裡都留在甲板護索內側。
A deckhand checked the lifeline before passengers stepped onto the boat.
乘客登船前，一名甲板水手先檢查了甲板護索。
用法筆記
Fixed around the edge of a boat for anyone on deck to hold.
5. a rope or strap clipped to a person so they stay attached to a boat, roof, or ot
安全繫索
把人固定在船上或高處的安全繩
a rope or strap clipped to a person so they stay attached to a boat, roof, or other high structure
The roofer kept his lifeline clipped to the steel beam.
那名修屋工一直把安全繫索扣在鋼樑上。
clip a lifeline to [anchor]
Arjun tightened the lifeline before climbing onto the wet mast.
Arjun 爬上濕滑桅杆前先拉緊了安全繫索。
Workers must wear a lifeline when they repair the bridge cables.
工人維修橋纜時一定得繫上安全繫索。
The lifeline stopped her fall just below the roof edge.
那條安全繫索在屋頂邊緣下方及時擋住了墜落。
用法筆記
Usually clipped to one person or harness to stop a fall from height.
6. a line joining a diver to the people above, used for signals and safety
潛水索
連接潛水員與水面的安全線
a line joining a diver to the people above, used for signals and safety
Femi checked the lifeline before he sank under the ice.
Femi 潛到冰下前先檢查了潛水索。
diver lifeline to surface crew
A tug on the lifeline told the crew to pull him up.
潛水索上的一記拉動通知船員把他拉上去。
The diver followed the lifeline back after the water turned cloudy.
水一變混濁，那名潛水員就順著潛水索返回。
Without a lifeline, the new diver would have lost contact with the boat.
沒有潛水索，那名新手潛水員就會跟船失去聯繫。
用法筆記
Links a diver to people above for signals, contact, and recovery.
7. the curved mark around the base of the thumb that palm readers use when talking
生命線
手相中拇指根部外圍的掌紋
the curved mark around the base of the thumb that palm readers use when talking about a person's future and length of life
The market fortune-teller traced my lifeline with a red pen.
市集裡的算命師拿紅筆沿著我的生命線描過去。
trace a lifeline on the palm
Yuna laughed when her uncle said her lifeline looked very long.
Yuna 聽到叔叔說她的生命線很長時笑了。
The book showed where the lifeline curves around the thumb.
書上畫著生命線如何繞過拇指根部。
At the fair, a reader compared Lan's lifeline with her heart line.
在園遊會上，占卜師把 Lan 的生命線和感情線拿來比較。
用法筆記
Used in palm reading rather than ordinary talk about safety or support.