lifeline

1.He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.

给我工就相当于拋给了我一条救命索。

2.For many old people living on their own the telephone is their lifeline to the outside world.

对许多独居的老年人来讲,电话是们与外界联系的生命线。

3.fertility treatment can seem like a lifeline to childless couples.

对没有孩子的夫妇来说，不孕症的治疗可能是惟一的。

4.He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.

紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把拉向岸边。