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life-and-death
life-and-death (līf′ən-dĕth′) or life-or-death (līf′ər-)adj.1. Involving or ending in life or death: a mongoose in a life-and-death battle with a cobra.2. Vitally important: a life-and-death struggle between union and management.life-and-death or life-or-deathadjvitally or gravely serious: a life-and-death situation. life′-and-death′ also life-or-death
adj. involving possible loss of life; mortal; crucially important: a life-and-death struggle. [1680–90] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1.life-and-death - vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle"life-or-deathcrucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" |
life-and-deathadjective critical, important, serious, crucial, vital, deciding, pressing, key, significant, dangerous, grave, urgent, decisive, risky, hairy (slang), all-important, pivotal, precarious, high-priority, perilous, momentary, now or never We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here.Translationslife (laif) – plural lives (laivz) – noun1. the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead. Doctors are fighting to save the child's life. 生命 生命2. the period between birth and death. He had a long and happy life. 壽命 寿命3. liveliness. She was full of life and energy. 活力 生命力4. a manner of living. She lived a life of ease and idleness. 生活 生活方式5. the period during which any particular state exists. He had many different jobs during his working life. 生涯 生涯6. living things. It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life. 生物 生物7. the story of a life. He has written a life of Churchill. 生平 传记8. life imprisonment. He was given life for murder. 無期徒刑 无期徒刑ˈlifeless adjective1. dead. a lifeless body. 無生命的 无生命的2. not lively; uninteresting. The actress gave a lifeless performance. 沉悶的 无趣的，没有生气的 ˈlifelike adjective like a living person, animal etc. The statue was very lifelike; a lifelike portrait. 逼真的 逼真的life-and-ˈdeath adjective serious and deciding between life and death. a life-and-death struggle. 生死攸關的 生死攸关的ˈlifebelt noun a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat. 救生帶 救生带ˈlifeboat noun a boat for saving shipwrecked people. 救生艇 救生艇ˈlifebuoy noun a buoy intended to support a person in the water till he can be rescued. 救生圈 救生圈ˈlife-cycle noun the various stages through which a living thing passes. the life-cycle of the snail. 生命周期 生命周期life expectancy the (average) length of time a person can expect to live. 預期壽命，平均壽命 估计寿命，平均寿命 ˈlifeguard noun a person employed to protect and rescue swimmers at a swimming-pool, beach etc. 救生員 救生员ˈlife-jacket noun a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat. 救生衣 救生衣ˈlifeline noun a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person. 救生索 救生索ˈlifelong adjective lasting the whole length of a life. a lifelong friendship. 畢生的 毕生的ˈlife-saving noun the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning. The boy is being taught life-saving. 救生，救生技能 救生（法） ˈlife-size(d) adjective, adverb (of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original. a life-sized statue. 與原物一般大小的 与原物一般大小的ˈlifetime noun the period of a person's life. He saw many changes in his lifetime. 一生 一生as large as life in person; actually. I went to the party and there was John as large as life. 親自;千真萬確 千真万确bring to life to make lively or interesting. His lectures really brought the subject to life. 使生動或有趣 使苏醒，使 ... 精力充沛 come to life to become lively or interesting. The play did not come to life until the last act. 甦醒過來 苏醒过来for life until death. They became friends for life. 終身 终身the life and soul of the party a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party. 社交聚會的靈魂人物 社交活跃分子，核心人物，聚会的中心人物 not for the life of me not even if it was necessary in order to save my life. I couldn't for the life of me remember his name! 再怎麼努力也… 无论如何not on your life! certainly not!. `Will you get married?' `Not on your life!' 絕對不會！ 绝对不行！take life to kill. It is a sin to take life. 殺人 杀人take one's life to kill oneself. 自殺 自杀take one's life in one's hands to take the risk of being killed. 冒生命危險 冒生命危险to the life exactly (like). When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life. 某人的翻版 逼真地，惟妙惟肖的 life-and-death
life-and-death1. Involving or pertaining to the risk or possibility that someone may die. (Used prenominally.) As a police officer in this neighborhood, you end up facing life-and-death situations on a regular basis.2. Extremely serious or of dire consequences; of imperative importance. (Used prenominally.) We've got some life-and-death decisions to make at the next board meeting that will determine the fate of the company.(a matter of) ˌlife and/or ˈdeath (informal) used to describe a situation that is very important or serious: We need that business deal, it’s a matter of life or death to the company. ♢ It’s hardly a life-and-death decision whether we drive or take the train, is it?See also: and, death, lifeEncyclopediaSeelifeLegalSeeLifelife-and-death
Synonyms for life-and-deathadj criticalSynonyms- critical
- important
- serious
- crucial
- vital
- deciding
- pressing
- key
- significant
- dangerous
- grave
- urgent
- decisive
- risky
- hairy
- all-important
- pivotal
- precarious
- high-priority
- perilous
- momentary
- now or never
Synonyms for life-and-deathadj vitally importantSynonymsRelated Words |