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单词 lifeboat
释义
lifeboat
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.bəʊt/us
/ˈlaɪf.boʊt/
alargeboatthat iskeptreadyto go out andsavepeoplewho are indangerin thewater
（用于救援生命有危险的人的）救生船，救生筏
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asmallboatkepton ashipforpeopletoleavein if theshipis notsafeor mightsink
（配在船上供逃生用的）救生船，救生筏
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(Definition oflifeboatfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lifeboat| American Dictionary

lifeboat
noun[C]
us
/ˈlɑɪfˌboʊt/
alargeboatthat iskeptreadyto take out toseaandsavepeoplewho are indanger, or asmallerboatkepton ashipforpeopletoleavein if theshipis notsafeor mightsink
(Definition oflifeboatfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lifeboat| Business English

lifeboat
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪfbəʊt/us
something such asmoneyor aplanthat willhelppeopleororganizationswhoriskfailing,losingalltheirmoney, etc.:
Employers will have tocontributeto a newpensionslifeboat.
apolitical/economiclifeboat
(Definition oflifeboatfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflifeboat

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One important requirement is that all lifeboats carried by polar class ships should be of the fully enclosed type.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The car park will be located behind thelifeboatstation, between the waterfront and the cliffs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Three temporary workers died while testing alifeboat, and 16 workers were injured.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In future lifeboats for all new ships must be not less than 24 feet in length and must have rigid sides and internal buoyancy.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On the smaller passenger ships and on all cargo ships as well there must be portable radio sets for use in the lifeboats.
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They did see wreckage and a number of empty lifeboats.
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The great point is that these harbours for small craft would house the lifeboats and make the lives of the crews more secure.
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There has been a steady growth in the number of motor boats amongst the lifeboats around the coast.
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I was also asked about the lifeboats round the coast.
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Besides that, these men are needed to man the lifeboats.
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If they are absolutely in sight of land, or close to the land, they will always get assistance from the coast—from lifeboats or other means.
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I do not want to take the lifeboats or the lifebelts out of these steamers.
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There was a sufficiency of lifeboats and a sufficiency of liferafts.
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No matter how the ship is built she will have to carry lifeboats, and as many of the best type as she can carry.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They may be affected, however, in regard to the question of substitutes for davits and for lifeboats.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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