[N-SING 单数名词]生命线;命根子;生命力 The lifeblood of an organization, area, or person is the most important thing that they need in order to exist, develop, or be successful.
[usu with poss]
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy...
小型企业是经济的生命力所在。
Coal and steel were the region's lifeblood.
煤炭和钢铁曾是这个地区的生命线。
Oxford
life·blood/ˈlaɪfblʌd; NAmEˈlaɪfblʌd/noun[uncountable ]1lifeblood(of sth) the thing that keeps sth strong and healthy and is necessary for successful development (事物的)命脉;生命线;命根子◆Tourism is the lifeblood of the city.旅游业是这座城市的命脉。2( literary) a person's blood, when it is thought of as the thing that is necessary for life (人的)命脉;生命必需的血液lifebloodlifebloodslife·blood/ˈlaɪfblʌd; NAmEˈlaɪfblʌd/
1the most important thing needed by an organization, relationship etc to continue to exist or develop successfullylifeblood of Communication is the lifeblood of a good marriage.2literary your blood
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命脉(92%),生机的根源(8%)
n.生机的根源;生命必须的血液;命脉;命根子
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