lifeline
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++life·line /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ noun [countable] 1 DEPEND/IT DEPENDSsomething which someone depends on completely 生命线，命脉lifeline to The telephone is her lifeline to the rest of the world. 电话是她与外界保持联系的生命线。lifeline for The organization has proved to be a lifeline for thousands of needy families. 这个机构已经成为数以千计贫困家庭的生命支柱。2. TTWa rope used for saving people in danger, especially at sea 〔尤指用于海上救生的〕救生索
Examples from the Corpus
lifeline• These are isolated places dependent for a lifeline on the road from Shiel Bridge and otherwise quite inaccessible overland by vehicles.• Because I work at home, the telephone is like a lifeline to me.• The older philosopher offers the young Nietzsche a lifeline between his scholarly avocation and the world outside.• In the months ahead that link would prove a lifeline.• His shock decision - on the eve of Labour's party conference - threw a lifeline to battered Premier John Major.• The gaps in the Wall are the lifelines which sustain the régimes of the East and their ability to keep us divided.From Longman Business Dictionarylifelinelife‧line /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ noun [countable] something a country, organization etc depends on completelyHawaii has always been able to count on tourism, itseconomic lifeline.life·line nounChineseSyllable
Corpus Business which depends something someone completely on
lifeline
life‧line /ˈlaɪflaɪn/
noun [countable]
1. something which someone depends on completely
lifeline to
The telephone is her lifeline to the rest of the world.
lifeline for
The organization has proved to be a lifeline for thousands of needy families.
2. a rope used for saving people in danger, especially at sea
life‧line /ˈlaɪflaɪn/
noun [countable]1. something which someone depends on completely
lifeline to
lifeline for
2. a rope used for saving people in danger, especially at sea