Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
lifeline \lifeline\ n.
1. The anem given to one of the creases on the palm; its
length is said by palmists to indicate how long one will
live.
Syn: line of life, life line.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A line or rope which raises or lowers a deep-sea diver.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. A line from a vessel that people in a body of water can
cling to to save themselves from drowning.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lifeline
n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to
indicate how long you will live [syn: {line of life}, {life
line}, {lifeline}]
2: support that enables people to survive or to continue doing
something (often by providing an essential connection); "the
airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a
lifeline in my time of grief"
3: line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
4: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order
to save themselves from drowning
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
