lifesaving
lifesaving — 形容詞
1. designed or intended to keep someone alive in a dangerous situation, especially
救命的
防止人死亡的；用於救人的
designed or intended to keep someone alive in a dangerous situation, especially by providing urgent medical care, equipment, or rescue
The firefighters used a lifesaving rope to pull the injured hiker up the cliff.
消防隊員使用一條救命繩索，將受傷的登山者拉上懸崖。
attributive use: lifesaving + equipment noun
Salma's quick application of a lifesaving blanket kept the runner warm until help arrived.
Salma 迅速使用一條救命毯，讓那名跑者保持溫暖直到救援到來。
collocation: lifesaving blanket / equipment
The hospital received a shipment of lifesaving medicine for children with serious infections.
那家醫院收到一批救命藥物，用於治療感染嚴重的兒童。
The mountain rescue team carried a lifesaving device that could send their location by radio.
山區救援隊攜帶了一臺救命裝置，能透過無線電發送他們的位置。
- life-saving
same meaning; the hyphenated spelling is more common in British English
- emergency
broader — describes any urgent situation, not only those that prevent death
- rescue
focuses on the act of pulling someone out of danger rather than on the equipment or method used
- deadly
opposite in outcome — deadly things cause death rather than prevent it
文法句型
lifesaving + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun that names the thing that saves a life — such as equipment, medicine, or a medical procedure. It cannot stand alone as a predicate (❌ 'The rope was lifesaving').
常見錯誤
lifesaving — 名詞
1. the set of actions and techniques used to rescue people who are drowning or in d
救生
將溺水者從水中救起的行動與技術
the set of actions and techniques used to rescue people who are drowning or in danger in water
Ryo learned lifesaving at the local pool and later pulled a child from the water.
Ryo 在當地的游泳池學了救生，後來把一個孩子從水中拉上來。
collocation: learn lifesaving
After the accident, Lucía's training in lifesaving helped her reach the frightened swimmer quickly.
事故發生後，Lucía 的救生訓練幫助她迅速接近那名驚慌的泳客。
collocation: training in lifesaving
Ishaan received a certificate in lifesaving after completing the summer course at the lake.
Ishaan 在湖邊完成暑期課程後，獲得了一張救生證書。
Every summer, the city hires students with lifesaving certificates to watch the public beaches.
每年夏天，市政府都會聘用持有救生證照的學生來巡視公共海灘。
- rescue
broader — covers saving people from any danger, not only water
- first aid
related but different — first aid is immediate medical help, which may follow a lifesaving rescue
- water safety
focuses on prevention and safe behaviour rather than active rescue
用法筆記
Although it can refer broadly to any urgent rescue, this sense of lifesaving is most commonly associated with rescues from drowning in pools, lakes, or the ocean.