Word · Frequency #14610
lifelines
生命线；掌纹
lifelines is the plural of lifeline.
a crease on the palm that is said, in palmistry, to show how long you will live
这里指手掌上的生命线，不是救生索或抽象意义上的生命线。
- 1.
A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
供溺水或坠落者抓握的绳索。
- 2.
a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
手掌上的一条纹路；看手相者认为其长度预示寿命长短
- 3.
A source of salvation in a crisis.
危机中的救赎之源。
- 4.
support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
使人得以生存或继续做某事的支持(常通过提供必不可少的联系)
- 5.
A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
运输必不可少物资的手段或路线。
- 6.
line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
用于提升或 lowering 深海潜水员的绳索
- 7.
A system or structure of vital importance to a community.
对社区至关重要的系统或结构。
- 8.
On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
船甲板上用于在风浪中系住自己以防落水的绳索。
- 9.
A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
潜水员与水面控制点引导员之间的绳索。
- 10.
A particular crease in the palm.
手掌上的特定皱纹。
供溺水或坠落者抓握的绳索。；手掌上的一条纹路；看手相者认为其长度预示寿命长短；危机中的救赎之源。；使人得以生存或继续做某事的支持(常通过提供必不可少的联系)；运输必不可少物资的手段或路线。
In use
The palm reader gently traced my lifeline and told me I was naturally very determined.
She joked that her short lifeline meant she should start enjoying life immediately.
Most people have lifelines of different lengths on their two hands.
the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
be a lifeline to/for sb
介词用 to 或 for，表示“对某人而言是至关重要的帮助或依靠”。
The scholarship was a lifeline to many students.
这笔奖学金对许多学生来说是生命线。
throw sb a lifeline
也可说 give sb a lifeline，意思相近，都表示“伸出援手”。
Connections
Collocations
- throw someone a lifeline
- 给某人提供关键帮助，拉某人一把
- The bank threw the struggling business a lifeline by extending its deadline.银行延长最后期限，给这家陷入困境的企业提供了一条生命线。
- lifeline of the country
- 国家的生命线（指国家赖以生存的关键事物）
- The river is the lifeline of the country for transportation and irrigation.这条河是该国的生命线，负责运输和灌溉。
- economic lifeline
- 经济命脉
- The new highway has become the economic lifeline of the region.这条新公路已成为该地区的经济命脉。
- long lifeline
- 长生命线（掌纹）
- Palmists often say that a long lifeline indicates a long life.手相师常说，长生命线预示长寿。
- short lifeline
- 短生命线（掌纹）
- Don't worry if you have a short lifeline; it doesn't mean you will die young.如果你有短生命线，别担心；这并不意味着你会早逝。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：life（生命）+ line（线）合成 lifeline，手掌上的“生命线”就是一条线。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：palm reading、hand analysis、palmistry 此义项指手掌上的生命线，通常用于手相或掌纹分析的场合，属于中性偏专门的说法。日常交谈中也可引申指抽象的“命脉”，但本条目以掌心纹路义为基准，具体需随上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The -line words here all end in /laɪn/, and their final /aɪn/ matches the /aɪn/ in lifeline /ˈlaɪˌflaɪn/. Watch out for lookalikes like lifelong or lifetime: they begin with the same life- spelling but do not share this /aɪn/ ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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