学个词Learn a Word 第617期 Lifeline

今天我们要学的词是lifeline。 Lifeline, 的意思是救生索，生命线。 "The local soup kitchens are a real lifeline for the poor," 当地的救济厨房简直就是穷人的一条生命线。 "The Bush administration offered a new lifeline to U.S. automakers after a bailout package collapsed¹ in the Senate," 援助计划在国会参议院搁浅后，布什政府向美国汽车制造商抛出了一条新的救生索。 "But even the potential lifeline for Detroit couldn't ease all the concerns about job losses," 然而，即便是底特律汽车工业可能得到的救生索也无法消除就业机会的减少所引起的担忧。好，今天我们学习的词是lifeline...

 

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。