| 单词 | lifeline |
| 释义 | lifeline (laɪflaɪn ) Word forms: lifelines countable noun A lifeline is something that enables an organization or group to survive or to continue with an activity. Information about the job market can be a lifeline for those who are out of work. [+ for/to] The proposals could throw a lifeline to many smaller schools. Synonyms: means of survival, rescue, safety device, life belt Collocations: economic lifeline Some still hope that a cautious Russia will provide an economic lifeline to the island. The Sun (2013) The harvest now offers a vital economic lifeline. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The port can also offer local entrepreneurs with a vital economic lifeline. Times, Sunday Times (2010) At the same time, certain specialist insurers can offer a lifeline to those unable to get cover from mainstream providers. Times, Sunday Times Analysts say a failure to offer a lifeline during the lockdown puts the next generation of disruptive ideas at risk. Times,Sunday Times That could offer a lifeline for many on the continent, where 70 per cent of the population, or 700 million people, are considered to rely on farming for their livelihoods. Times, Sunday Times For buyers hoping to step on to the housing ladder, affordable housing schemes can seem to offer the lifeline that will finally allow them to achieve home ownership. Times, Sunday Times With their invitation to 'close your eyes and take a deep breath', relaxation podcasts offer a lifeline in a busy age. Times, Sunday Times A very friendly face for a device that just might provide a lifeline in the event of a natural disaster. Times, Sunday Times The loans provide a lifeline for first-time buyers who do not have a big enough deposit or income to get on the housing ladder themselves. Times, Sunday Times Some have managed to deliver only a tenth of the funds meant to provide a lifeline to businesses hit by the fallout from coronavirus. Times,Sunday Times Guarantor loans provide a lifeline for first-time buyers whose deposits or salaries are not sufficient to meet lenders' demands. Times, Sunday Times They may provide a lifeline to politically important farming communities, and have the potential to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels. Times, Sunday Times The proposals could throw a lifeline to many smaller schools, particularly in rural areas, that might otherwise be threatened with closure. Times, Sunday Times Recession must not throw a lifeline to quangos that should be extinct. Times, Sunday Times If we head out to eat, drink and shop, we can throw a lifeline to businesses on the edge. The Sun Can't someone throw a lifeline to us second-class astigmatics? Times, Sunday Times It could be that the pressure of open access will throw a lifeline to the kind of highly specialized book-length study that print publishers will not now touch. The Times Literary Supplement In total, foreign students bring in 3 billion a year to universities, a vital lifeline as they face funding cuts of at least a quarter. Times, Sunday Times For millions of the world's poorest people, they offer a vital lifeline to medical treatment. Times, Sunday Times You will be providing staff with a vital lifeline, which offers impartial advice on counselling and legal help plus grants and educational bursaries. The Sun As an island nation, trade was the most vital lifeline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For every job created, plenty more are generated down the supply chain, bolstering economies and providing vital lifelines for smaller businesses. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 生命线 Japanese: 生命線 |
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