life buoy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat. UK
    — A spherical life buoy having an air chamber formed therein, an entrance opening communicating with the interior of said life buoy, air inlet and exhaust pipes extending exteriorly therof, a perforated housing for each of said pipes, a dome secured to teh periphery of said life buoy and covering said housings, said dome being perforated, and means for supporting said life buoy upon the deck of a vessel.
  2. Something that rescues one from difficulties. UK,figuratively
    — Fearing that he might become permanently sewn into the Air France uniform he put on every morning, Manuel regarded Mario's faith in him as a life buoy.

词形变化

life buoys plural life-buoy alternative lifebuoy alternative

词源

From life + buoy.
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