| 词汇 | lifeboat |
| 释义 | lifeboat noun[ C ] uk /ˈlaɪf.bəʊt/ us /ˈlaɪf.boʊt/ a large boat that is kept ready to go out and save people who are in danger in the water （用于救援生命有危险的人的）救生船，救生筏 Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images /GettyImages a small boat kept on a ship for people to leave in if the ship is not safe or might sink（配在船上供逃生用的）救生船，救生筏 balhash/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Boats & sailing craft amphibious buoy cabin cruiser canoe coracle cutter dhow dinghy dragon boat flatboat houseboat inflatable kayak ketch punt rubber dinghy sloop sunfish surfboat tall ship lifeboat | American Dictionarylifeboat noun[ C ] us/ˈlɑɪfˌboʊt/ a large boat that is kept ready to take out to sea and save people who are in danger, or a smaller boat kept on a ship for people to leave in if the ship is not safe or might sink lifeboat | Business Englishlifeboat noun[ C ] uk /ˈlaɪfbəʊt/us something such as money or a plan that will help people or organizations who risk failing, losing all their money, etc.: Employers will have to contribute to a new pensions lifeboat. a political/economic lifeboat Examples of lifeboatlifeboat One important requirement is that all lifeboats carried by polar class ships should be of the fully enclosed type. The car park will be located behind the lifeboat station, between the waterfront and the cliffs. Three temporary workers died while testing a lifeboat, and 16 workers were injured. From Europarl 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did see wreckage and a number of empty lifeboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The great point is that these harbours for small craft would house the lifeboats and make the lives of the crews more secure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a steady growth in the number of motor boats amongst the lifeboats around the coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was also asked about the lifeboats round the coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Besides that, these men are needed to man the lifeboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to take the lifeboats or the lifebelts out of these steamers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a sufficiency of lifeboats and a sufficiency of liferafts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No matter how the ship is built she will have to carry lifeboats, and as many of the best type as she can carry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may be affected, however, in regard to the question of substitutes for davits and for lifeboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of lifeboat These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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