Word · Frequency #21831
lifebloods
命脉；生命线
lifebloods is the plural of lifeblood.
核心释义
Something essential that keeps an organization, system, or activity alive and working
- 1.
维持生命所需的血液；被视为生命之源的血液。
Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
- 2.
被视为生命力源泉的血液
the blood considered as the seat of vitality
- 3.
维持继续存在或运作所必需的东西。
That which is required for continued existence or function.
- 4.
必不可少的或赋予生命的力量
an essential or life-giving force
生命之血；脉血；维持生命所需的血液；被视为生命之源的血液。；被视为生命力源泉的血液；维持继续存在或运作所必需的东西。；必不可少的或赋予生命的力量
用法In use
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our local economy.
用法提示：此处lifeblood为名词，意为‘命脉’，比喻维持运转的关键要素。
For many artists, creativity is the lifeblood of their work.
用法提示：lifeblood在此作名词，指不可或缺的活力或根本。
Trust is the lifeblood of any good relationship.
用法提示：lifeblood用作名词，表示维持关系存在的根本要素。
water is the lifeblood of India
the lifeblood of [entity]
lifeblood 常用于比喻，指使某事物持续运转或存在的最重要部分。
Trade is the lifeblood of the city.
贸易是这座城市的命脉。
[entity]'s lifeblood
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the lifeblood of the economy
- 经济的命脉
- Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy.小企业是经济的命脉。
- the lifeblood of the community
- 社区的命脉
- Local shops are the lifeblood of the community.本地商店是社区的命脉。
- the lifeblood of democracy
- 民主的命脉
- A free press is the lifeblood of democracy.新闻自由是民主的命脉。
- the very lifeblood
- 真正的命脉
- Trust is the very lifeblood of a relationship.信任是关系的真正命脉。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：life（生命）+ blood（血）→ 生命之血，如同血液供身体存活一般，是支撑某事物延续的“命脉”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：journalism、business and politics、literary writing 该词用法因语境而异：比喻义“命脉、核心要素”多用于新闻报道、商业分析及正式演讲等书面语场合，整体语气中性偏正式；字面义“生命之血”较文学化，多见于诗歌或文学作品中。日常口语中较少单用该词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
blood, flood, mud, and bud rhyme with the final syllable of lifeblood (/blʌd/); wife and knife rhyme with the 'life' part (/laɪf/). Note that food (/fuːd/) and good (/ɡʊd/) are spelled similarly to blood and flood but are pronounced differently.
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