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救生圈 — meaning in English

jiù shēng quān

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English meaning

  • lifeline noun Something essential that keeps a person, group, or system going, especially in a crisis.

Senses

救生圈 is used for these senses in English:

  • life belt A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.
  • life preserver (US) A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.
  • lifeline (by extension) A source of salvation in a crisis.
  • love handle (colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.

lifeline — full definition

  1. noun Something essential that keeps a person, group, or system going, especially in a crisis.
  2. noun A rope used to keep someone from falling or drowning, or to help them stay attached to a boat or structure.

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