life and death

英音[ ˌlaɪf ən ˈdeθ ] 美音[ ˌlaɪf ən ˈdeθ ]
生死
常用释义
涉及某人可能会死亡的情况

例句

1·The story reminds us that we have to decide between life and death in a very dangerous situation.

这个故事提醒我们,在非常危险的情况下,我们必须在生与死之间做出抉择。

2·It unlocks the many mysteries of orca's life and death.

它揭示了许多虎鲸生活和死亡的奥秘。

3·As the proverb says, "Your tongue has the power of life and death."

正如谚语所说:“话语有令人生存或者死亡的力量(是非都是从口中传出来的)。”

4·In other words, the seed vault is the difference between life and death.

换句话说,种子库就是生与死的区别。

5·Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.

舞蹈表达了爱与恨、喜与悲、生与死,以及其间的一切。

6·Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

好了,别介意,约翰,这不是多么了不起的事情。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·Yet for many, its presence has been a matter of life and death.

然而,对许多人来说,它的存在事关生死。

8·There may be some matters of life and death or highest principle, which might justify such a risk, but there aren't many things that fall in this category.

也许有一些关乎生死或最高原则的事情可以证明这种冒险是合情合理的,但属于这一类别的事情并不多。

9·This, in turn, inevitably means bigger grocery bills for consumers, and greater hardship for the millions in countries where food shortages are a matter of life and death.

反过来,这必然意味着消费者要支付更多的食品杂货账单。而在那些食品短缺问题已经关乎生死存亡的国家,这也会导致数百万人将面临更大的困难。

10·Such assistance was essential in identifying potential dangers—poisonous species, unpredictable rivers, uncharted territories—which could mean the difference between life and death.

这种援助对于查明潜在危险——有毒物种、不可预测的河流、未知领域——至关重要,那些危险可能意味着生死之差。