lifeblood

FREQ #32965

n. 鲜血, 血, 生机的根源

发音

US /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/

词形变化

lifebloods 复数 lifebloods

别名

life blood life's blood

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

    不可数

    You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy.

  2. 2.

    That which is required for continued existence or function.

    比喻 不可数

    Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

blood force

词源

From life + blood. Compare English heart-blood (“lifeblood”).

来源：wiktionary