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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   lifeline

   • IPA[ˈlīfˌlīn]

   美式

   • n.
     a thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation；a rope or line used for life-saving, typically one thrown to rescue someone in difficulties in water or one used by sailors to secure themselves to a boat

   • noun: lifeline, plural noun: lifelines

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation the telephone has always been a lifeline for Gabby and me fertility treatment can seem like a lifeline to childless couples
   • 2. a rope or line used for life-saving, typically one thrown to rescue someone in difficulties in water or one used by sailors to secure themselves to a boat he rigged a lifeline fore and aft and clipped the safety line on the girl's life jacket to it
   • ▪ a line used by a diver for sending signals to the surface.
   • 3. (in palmistry) a line on the palm of a person's hand, regarded as indicating how long they will live.

   throw a lifeline to

   • ph.
     provide (someone) with a means of escaping from a difficult situation

   Oxford American Dictionary

   throw a lifeline to

   • ph.
     provide (someone) with a means of escaping from a difficult situation

   Oxford Dictionary

   片語

   • throw a lifeline to
3. • 更多解釋

   lifeline

   • IPA[ˈlʌɪflʌɪn]

   英式

   • n.
     a thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a ... the telephone has always been a lifeline for Gabby and me fertility treatment can seem like a lifeline to childless couples

   Oxford Dictionary