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词汇 lifeblood
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Definition of lifeblood in English:

lifeblood

noun ˈlʌɪfblʌdˈlaɪfˌbləd
mass nounliterary
  • 1The blood, as being necessary to life.

    〈诗/文〉血液

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lying on the ground in a pool of her own lifeblood was Chloe.
    • This river is unlike the fire before, more focused, cool and steadily pulsing and mixing with her lifeblood and mending her core.
    • His split lip closes as a spell removes the spilt lifeblood.
    • Each scale is cool as stone, but hot lifeblood flows underneath.
    • Somehow, the sight of all her blood, all her lifeblood on that shirt disturbed her, as did the ragged hole below the ribs.
    1. 1.1 The indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality.
      〈喻〉生命线,命根子
      the movement of coal was the lifeblood of British railways

      煤炭运输是英国铁路的命脉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We've given ourselves carpal tunnel writing about how cars befoul the planet, and cars are the burbs' toxic lifeblood.
      • Tonle Sap Lake is the lifeblood of Cambodia, providing the most important source of animal protein for its population.
      • What happens if that army thinks its lifeblood is choked off?
      • The other side of the palace looks onto the city's lifeblood, the Neva, at this point a wide and polluted river which catches and reflects the colours of the sky unlike any other.
      • He is the essence, the lifeblood, the very marrow of the team.
      • The real issue is not job numbers, but the decline in good jobs - the very lifeblood of America's middle class.
      • Citizen participation is the theoretical lifeblood of democracy.
      • Quiet precision of thought and speech is individuality's prerequisite, its lifeblood, its hallmark.
      • Roadside services on the A9 were banned in the 1970s to preserve the economic lifeblood of Highland villages.
      • The Ruaha National Park is rightly named after its lifeblood - the Great Ruaha River.
      • Every day there are examples of unspeakable destruction, from the salmon to the redwoods - our lifeblood.
      • The pride and lifeblood of the city was decimated in a single day.
      • Didn't matter though, as the charity's doors were closed because its lifeblood had been cut with the loss of its tax deductibility status.
      • With 14,000 workers in 13 countries it has built a sizeable business with Asian and European carmakers but its lifeblood is Detroit.
      • The lifeblood of democracy is the free exchange of ideas.
      • He said at the moment its lifeblood was not able to flow, adding ‘we see the park and ride scheme an absolutely crucial part of the healing’.
      • In Mrezat, water is the lifeblood of the people.
      • What gives the series lifeblood is excellent writing, inspired acting and good characters.
      • Society has changed and not only are such families a fact of life, they should be recognised, and indeed welcomed, as the new lifeblood of the village.
      • The power of a nation lies in its freedoms, its ideas, and its lifeblood including new immigrants which add fresh lifeblood.
      Synonyms
      life force, life, essential part/component/constituent, animating spirit, moving force, driving force, dynamic force, vital spark, vital fluid, inspiration, stimulus, centre, animus, essence, crux, heart, soul, core, kernel, marrow, pith
      French élan vital
      informal guts
      Philosophy quiddity

Definition of lifeblood in US English:

lifeblood

nounˈlīfˌblədˈlaɪfˌbləd
literary
  • 1The blood, as being necessary to life.

    〈诗/文〉血液

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This river is unlike the fire before, more focused, cool and steadily pulsing and mixing with her lifeblood and mending her core.
    • Each scale is cool as stone, but hot lifeblood flows underneath.
    • Lying on the ground in a pool of her own lifeblood was Chloe.
    • His split lip closes as a spell removes the spilt lifeblood.
    • Somehow, the sight of all her blood, all her lifeblood on that shirt disturbed her, as did the ragged hole below the ribs.
    1. 1.1 The indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality.
      〈喻〉生命线,命根子
      my family was the lifeblood of the church
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The power of a nation lies in its freedoms, its ideas, and its lifeblood including new immigrants which add fresh lifeblood.
      • The lifeblood of democracy is the free exchange of ideas.
      • Roadside services on the A9 were banned in the 1970s to preserve the economic lifeblood of Highland villages.
      • What happens if that army thinks its lifeblood is choked off?
      • The other side of the palace looks onto the city's lifeblood, the Neva, at this point a wide and polluted river which catches and reflects the colours of the sky unlike any other.
      • The real issue is not job numbers, but the decline in good jobs - the very lifeblood of America's middle class.
      • With 14,000 workers in 13 countries it has built a sizeable business with Asian and European carmakers but its lifeblood is Detroit.
      • The pride and lifeblood of the city was decimated in a single day.
      • Society has changed and not only are such families a fact of life, they should be recognised, and indeed welcomed, as the new lifeblood of the village.
      • In Mrezat, water is the lifeblood of the people.
      • Quiet precision of thought and speech is individuality's prerequisite, its lifeblood, its hallmark.
      • Every day there are examples of unspeakable destruction, from the salmon to the redwoods - our lifeblood.
      • He said at the moment its lifeblood was not able to flow, adding ‘we see the park and ride scheme an absolutely crucial part of the healing’.
      • We've given ourselves carpal tunnel writing about how cars befoul the planet, and cars are the burbs' toxic lifeblood.
      • Didn't matter though, as the charity's doors were closed because its lifeblood had been cut with the loss of its tax deductibility status.
      • The Ruaha National Park is rightly named after its lifeblood - the Great Ruaha River.
      • Citizen participation is the theoretical lifeblood of democracy.
      • He is the essence, the lifeblood, the very marrow of the team.
      • What gives the series lifeblood is excellent writing, inspired acting and good characters.
      • Tonle Sap Lake is the lifeblood of Cambodia, providing the most important source of animal protein for its population.
      Synonyms
      life force, life, essential component, essential constituent, essential part, animating spirit, moving force, driving force, dynamic force, vital spark, vital fluid, inspiration, stimulus, centre, animus, essence, crux, heart, soul, core, kernel, marrow, pith
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