| 单词 | 性命 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ACCIDENT〕Ira Louvin was killed in a crash in Montana that also took the lives of six other people. 艾拉·卢万死于蒙大拿州的一起车祸，这起车祸还夺去了另外六人的性命。朗文写作活用〔FIGHT〕Our cause is just, and we are prepared to give our lives for it. 我们的事业是正义的，我们准备为之牺牲性命。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕He nearly died - it was a very close thing. 他几乎丢了性命，就差一点点。朗文写作活用〔Noah〕In the Old Testament, the patriarch who was chosen by God to build an ark, in which he, his family, and a pair of every animal were saved from the Flood.诺亚：在旧约圣经中，被上帝选去建造方舟的大主教，藉此方舟，诺亚、其家人以及每种动物各一对，在大洪水中保全了性命美国传统〔SAVE〕Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. 系安全带可以救你的性命。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕One of the victims has severe burns and is not expected to live. 其中一名受害者被严重烧伤，估计性命难保。朗文写作活用〔WATCH〕She owes her life to an alert farmer, who spotted her car in a ditch and called the emergency services. 多亏一个机警的农民发现她的车翻在沟里，打电话给紧急应变机构，她这才保住性命。朗文写作活用〔a hair's breadth〕She came within a hair's breadth of losing her life (= she nearly died).她差一点就丢了性命。剑桥高阶〔advocate〕They found an advocate in the Queen, who begged her husband to spare the men's lives.他们得到王后的说情, 求她丈夫饶恕那些男人的性命。外研社新世纪〔assure〕The hunter killed the wolf and the child's life was assured.猎人打死了狼,孩子的性命保住了。英汉大词典〔bare〕He was capable of killing a man with his bare hands.他赤手空拳就能取人性命。牛津高阶〔brush〕We'd had a brush with death that left us terrified.我们有一次差点丢掉了性命，事后觉得很后怕。麦克米伦高阶〔buy it〕I nearly bought the farm when my car skidded off the road.当汽车滑出道路时，我差点丢了性命。韦氏高阶〔catch〕Anton caught malaria in Mali, and nearly died.安东在马里染上了疟疾，差点丢了性命。朗文当代〔come within an inch of sth〕I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below.我差点儿掉在下面的岩石上丢了性命。剑桥高阶〔conclusion〕The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.推论：从一个或多个前提得出的结论性命题；推断美国传统〔contract〕The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.警方建议她离开城镇, 因为有人雇了杀手要取她的性命。外研社新世纪〔daringly〕His daring may have cost him his life.他的冒险可能让他断送了性命。柯林斯高阶〔daringly〕His daring rescue saved the lives of the youngsters.他的大胆营救保住了那些年轻人的性命。柯林斯高阶〔death〕He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.子弹穿过动脉，他失血过多几乎性命不保。柯林斯高阶〔decimate〕British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.疾病正夺去英国驻加勒比地区大批军人的性命。外研社新世纪〔designer baby〕A couple with a terminally ill child want to create a designer baby that could save the boy's life.孩子患了不治之症的一对夫妻想要培育一个设计婴儿来挽救儿子的性命。柯林斯高阶〔dying〕The drug saved the lives of many dying children.这种药挽救了许多濒临死亡的孩子的性命。外研社新世纪〔eliminate〕We cannot eliminate the possibility that it was a deliberate attempt on his life.我们不能排除这有可能是蓄意谋害他的性命。外研社新世纪〔emergency〕Her quick thinking in an emergency saved the baby's life.她在紧急情况下急中生智救了那个婴儿的性命。韦氏高阶〔fatal〕If she gets ill again it could prove fatal.如果她再患病，就会有性命之忧。牛津高阶〔fault〕Many of the soldiers died through his fault.因为他的过错，许多战士丢了性命。牛津搭配〔fearful〕I felt fearful for my life.我担心性命不保。牛津搭配〔for〕He gained a medal for saving a boy's life.他因救了男孩的性命而获得一枚奖章。英汉大词典〔go〕They went at the job as if their lives depended on it.他们干起活来好像性命攸关似的。牛津高阶〔head〕It cost him his head.这要了他的性命。英汉大词典〔hesitate〕A moment's hesitation could have cost him his life.当时，哪怕是片刻的犹豫也会要了他的性命。韦氏高阶〔hook〕The attack was so sharp that he was very nearly off the hooks.病势来得这样凶,他险些儿丢了性命。英汉大词典〔identification〕The identification of rabies virus has saved many lives.狂犬病病毒的识别挽救了许多人的性命。英汉大词典〔if any〕His efforts have helped to save thousands, if not millions, of lives.他的努力即使没有救助数百万人的性命，也有成千上万了。韦氏高阶〔illness〕She survived a life-threatening illness.她挺过了一场危及性命的大病。牛津搭配〔indiscretion〕Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives.有时候他们因自己的轻率而搭上性命。柯林斯高阶〔inform against/on sb〕The terrorists said that anyone caught informing on them would be killed.恐怖分子说，举报他们的人一经发现将性命不保。剑桥高阶〔jump〕Three people saved themselves by jumping from the window.三人从窗户跳下，得以捡回性命。朗文当代〔killer〕He turned to face his would-be killer.他转身面对意欲取他性命的杀手。牛津搭配〔kill〕You're going to kill yourself on that bike.你骑那辆自行车会丢掉性命的。朗文当代〔life depends on〕His life depends on how he answers this question.他的性命取决于他如何回答这个问题。韦氏高阶〔life〕A simple mixture of glucose and water can save lives in many parts of the world.在世界上很多地方，把葡萄糖和水混合在一起就可以用来拯救人的性命。剑桥高阶〔life〕His foolishness almost cost him his life.他的愚蠢几乎要了他的性命。牛津搭配〔life〕Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed.数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。牛津高阶〔life〕She took her own life.她结束了自己的性命。牛津搭配〔life〕Your life is in danger.现在有性命之危。外研社新世纪〔linger〕He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.他宁肯在比赛中丢了性命也不愿在医院里苟延残喘。柯林斯高阶〔lose〕Five lives were lost in the storm.5人在风暴中丢了性命。英汉大词典〔lose〕Hundreds of lives were lost in fighting.战斗夺去了数百条性命。外研社新世纪〔mandate〕An authoritative command or instruction.训令：某个权威性命令或指示美国传统〔man〕They died, to a man, when they tried to break out.他们企图逃走的时候全都丢掉了性命。柯林斯高阶〔mariner〕Many a mariner lost his life on these rocks.许多水手在这些礁石上丢了性命。剑桥高阶〔meet〕No one knows exactly how or where he met his end.没有人知道他究竟是如何或在何处丢掉性命的。柯林斯高阶〔near〕We came near to being killed.我们差点丢了性命。牛津高阶〔pandemic〕The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.*1918年的流感大流行夺取了几百万人的性命。韦氏高阶〔people〕It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.这不合法, 而且可能危及他人的性命。外研社新世纪〔play with〕You have to take this seriously. You're playing with people's lives! 你必须认真对待这件事。你正在拿人们的性命当儿戏！韦氏高阶〔potential〕The new drug has the potential to save stroke victims from death.这种新药也许能够拯救中风患者的性命。外研社新世纪〔pull into〕We pulled the drowning man into the boat just in time to save his life:我们及时把这个溺水的人拉上了船，救了他的性命。21世纪英汉〔put〕The dog was getting deaf and blind so we had it put down.这条狗变得耳聋眼瞎,所以我们了结了它的性命。英汉大词典〔reaction〕The speed of his reactions saved his life.他快速的反应挽救了他的性命。韦氏高阶〔risk〕I am not risking my neck for anyone! 我可不想为任何人拿性命冒险！牛津搭配〔risk〕I'm not risking my life (informal neck) in that old car.我不会拿我的性命冒险去坐那辆旧车。剑桥高阶〔risk〕She was willing to risk death to save her motherland.为了挽救祖国，她宁愿冒牺牲性命的危险。21世纪英汉〔rule〕As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.然而，通常此类袭击只是为了造成破坏，并非要人性命。柯林斯高阶〔ruling〕She appealed against a High Court ruling that she should be forcibly fed to save her life.高级法院裁决应强制她进食以挽救她的性命，她对此提起上诉。柯林斯高阶〔see〕Thus, you see, he saved my life.听我说,他就是这样救了我的性命。英汉大词典〔senseless〕His death was a senseless waste of life.他白浪费了性命，死得毫无意义。牛津高阶〔sense〕Are you out of your senses?You'll be killed! 你疯了吗？你会丢了性命的！牛津高阶〔shape〕He looked in no shape to save a man's life.他看上去完全不像要去救人性命。英汉大词典〔shudder〕She shuddered at the thought that she could have been killed.想到差点丢了性命，她浑身颤抖。朗文当代〔spare〕Our lives have been spared.我们的性命保住了外研社新世纪〔spare〕We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared.我们已经失去了一切，不过谢天谢地，总算是保住了性命。柯林斯高阶〔stake〕I'm sure that's Jesse – I'd stake my life on it.我敢肯定那人是杰西 — 我敢以性命打赌。朗文当代〔stand together〕They might stand together if the danger of life had befallen them.如果有性命之忧，他们也许就能团结起来了。21世纪英汉〔strike down〕Kennedy was struck down by an assassin's bullet.肯尼迪被暗杀者的子弹夺去了性命。外研社新世纪〔strike〕He was struck down by cancer at the age of thirty.他三十岁那年被癌症夺去了性命。牛津高阶〔stroke〕With a few words or the stroke of a pen, these people affect thousands of lives.这些人说几句话或者大笔一挥就会事关几千人的性命。英汉大词典〔swear〕I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this.我以身家性命担保, 我与此事没有任何关系。外研社新世纪〔swear〕I swear on all I hold dear that I had nothing to do with this.我以身家性命担保，我和这件事无关。柯林斯高阶〔swerve〕He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.他猛地将车头转向左边, 这才保住了马隆的性命。外研社新世纪〔swerve〕He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.他猛地将车头转向左边，这才保住了马隆的性命。柯林斯高阶〔take your life in your hands〕Every time you go parachuting you're taking your life in your hands.你每次去跳伞都是在拿性命冒险。剑桥高阶〔terrifyingly〕We came terrifyingly close to dying on that mountain.我们在那座山上差点丢了性命，太可怕了。韦氏高阶〔threaten〕My life has been threatened on several occasions.威胁某人的性命麦克米伦高阶〔tribute〕The couple paid tribute to the helicopter crew who rescued them.这对夫妇向救了他们性命的直升机机组人员表示敬意和感谢。牛津搭配〔trust〕I'd trust her with my life.她是我可以性命相托的人。牛津高阶〔twist〕He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife.他迅速将刀一转结果了他的性命。牛津搭配〔us〕All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we are in danger.所有人在身处险境时都会努力地要保住性命。柯林斯高阶〔very〕Charles realized that his throne and his very life were in danger, and he decided to act.查尔斯意识到他的王位、甚至他的性命已危在旦夕，因此他决定采取行动。麦克米伦高阶〔whisker〕They came within a whisker of being killed.他们险些丢了性命。牛津高阶〔worry〕The worry is that the use of force could make life impossible for the UN peacekeepers.让人担心的是，使用武力可能会使联合国维和人员性命难保。柯林斯高阶〔worst〕At best Nellie would be an invalid; at worst she would die.内莉往轻了说会落下残疾, 往重了说可能会性命不保。外研社新世纪He saved my life at the risk of losing his own. 他冒著生命危险救了我的性命。译典通 |
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