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Definition of lifesaver in English: lifesavernoun ˈlʌɪfseɪvəˈlaɪfˌseɪvər 1informal A thing that saves one from serious difficulty. 〈非正式〉省去麻烦(或困难)的东西(或物品) a microwave could be a lifesaver this Christmas 今年圣诞微波炉会省去不少麻烦。 Example sentencesExamples - Nominees might be heroic lifesavers who have put themselves in danger to help somebody else.
- While cell phones have become lifesavers in emergency situations, they have also played a crucial role in man-woman relationships.
- You really, really want to, because you need some lifesaver to get you to stay in your seat for the entire length of the film.
- It may be that the problem is not all that serious, but if it is, a heart monitor could prove an absolute lifesaver.
- That's a staggering 300 lifesavers rolling up their sleeves every day in order to touch someone else's life.
- It was a lifesaver because I was about to be evicted from my apartment.
- Being a lifesaver is part of the job, but I think that helping this little girl will probably be the most memorable thing I've ever done.
- On more than one occasion she has been a lifesaver, but there are times when I think I will snap in the face of the woman's dictatorial refusal to acknowledge much less join the 21st century.
- In countries that struggle with low immunization rates, such products may become major lifesavers.
- They're lifesavers for many people, but they do have side affects.
- Leonie is only six and yet she has amazed us all with her actions - she's a real little lifesaver.
- Safety belts are a proven lifesaver and should be worn on all journeys, no matter how short.
- Tomatoes have had a good press, saying they are lifesavers by preventing prostate cancer.
- So last night her desperate family held a blood testing session at the Pelican Hotel to try to find Shannon's lifesaver.
- Legend has it that during this time he was responsible for inventing that amateur gardener's lifesaver, the grow-bag.
- The club whose players were once shipwrecked off the coast of Spain on their way to a series of friendlies in the Canary Islands needs lifesavers again.
- Her family will tonight welcome hundreds of volunteers to a blood sample session at a West Timperley pub in a bid to find the lifesaver who can help Shannon.
- A proud mum has hailed her two-year-old toddler as a lifesaver - after he saved her from falling into a diabetic coma.
- These people are lifesavers and it's outrageous that such an incident should occur in such a place.
- This will prolong some women's lives and be a lifesaver for some babies.
2Australian NZ A lifeguard working on a beach. 〈澳/新西兰〉(海滨的)救生员 Example sentencesExamples - Swimmers will be hoping that the current standoff between lifeguards and the authorities will not escalate leaving several of the territory's most popular bathing spots without qualified lifesavers.
- I only know a bit of first aid from when I was a lifesaver!
- What an incredible job, to be a lifesaver in a doggie swimming club.
- What of athletes who exercise in water, such as swimmers, water polo players, water aerobics devotees and lifesavers?
- Combined efforts by lifesavers helped save a British tourist from drowning at Nielson Park on Wednesday.
- So there were eighty lifesavers on the beach at that crucial moment.
- The event was a great success and the community's efforts will go a long way towards covering the large insurance premiums the club will have to pay to keep volunteer lifesavers on the beach this season.
- When most people think about Australian national identity, the images they remember are overwhelmingly blokey - drovers, surfies, lifesavers, Anzac soldiers.
- From sports stars to medical professionals, charity workers to lifesavers and business leaders to those who help sick or elderly neighbours, the range of nominees is impressive.
- When questioned by the Saturday Dispatch, one lifesaver said: ‘Nahoon beach has never been closed.’
- WITH REGARD to the drowning in Haga Haga on December 26, I was horrified to see the equipment the two lifesavers had to work with to save lives.
- No seaside holiday area such as Evans Head would be safe without the services of our surf lifesavers and coast guard.
- Since then, the former champion lifesaver has seen the world thanks to rugby, with Japan being a personal highlight.
- Everything I knew stemmed from my time as a lifesaver and what I had gleaned from the vaguely medical books I came across and the usual television shows.
- He laughed and pointed to the group of surfboard riders, saying that four of them were also experienced lifesavers who would be able to assist him in an instant.
- I was a lifesaver at heart and knew the risks of heat exhaustion better than anyone.
- EAST LONDON - Many beaches along the Wild Coast are going to be a lot safer this year thanks to a serious training programme for local lifesavers.
- The woman sits like a lifesaver above the stage, scoring each bout as it ends.
- With the surfing season about to commence, it is time to be mindful of the great contribution our volunteer surf lifesavers make to our way of life.
- But he said despite its place in Otley's calendar the swim did have a serious aspect to it, in helping lifesavers complete their training.
Definition of lifesaver in US English: lifesavernounˈlaɪfˌseɪvərˈlīfˌsāvər 1informal A thing that saves one from serious difficulty. 〈非正式〉省去麻烦(或困难)的东西(或物品) a microwave oven could be a lifesaver this Christmas 今年圣诞微波炉会省去不少麻烦。 Example sentencesExamples - The club whose players were once shipwrecked off the coast of Spain on their way to a series of friendlies in the Canary Islands needs lifesavers again.
- Safety belts are a proven lifesaver and should be worn on all journeys, no matter how short.
- These people are lifesavers and it's outrageous that such an incident should occur in such a place.
- It was a lifesaver because I was about to be evicted from my apartment.
- Her family will tonight welcome hundreds of volunteers to a blood sample session at a West Timperley pub in a bid to find the lifesaver who can help Shannon.
- They're lifesavers for many people, but they do have side affects.
- This will prolong some women's lives and be a lifesaver for some babies.
- A proud mum has hailed her two-year-old toddler as a lifesaver - after he saved her from falling into a diabetic coma.
- So last night her desperate family held a blood testing session at the Pelican Hotel to try to find Shannon's lifesaver.
- It may be that the problem is not all that serious, but if it is, a heart monitor could prove an absolute lifesaver.
- Leonie is only six and yet she has amazed us all with her actions - she's a real little lifesaver.
- While cell phones have become lifesavers in emergency situations, they have also played a crucial role in man-woman relationships.
- That's a staggering 300 lifesavers rolling up their sleeves every day in order to touch someone else's life.
- Tomatoes have had a good press, saying they are lifesavers by preventing prostate cancer.
- You really, really want to, because you need some lifesaver to get you to stay in your seat for the entire length of the film.
- Being a lifesaver is part of the job, but I think that helping this little girl will probably be the most memorable thing I've ever done.
- Legend has it that during this time he was responsible for inventing that amateur gardener's lifesaver, the grow-bag.
- Nominees might be heroic lifesavers who have put themselves in danger to help somebody else.
- In countries that struggle with low immunization rates, such products may become major lifesavers.
- On more than one occasion she has been a lifesaver, but there are times when I think I will snap in the face of the woman's dictatorial refusal to acknowledge much less join the 21st century.
2A ring-shaped life preserver. Example sentencesExamples - A total of 13 of the bright orange lifesavers have been snatched from Wootton Bassett's Jubilee Lake in just over a month.
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