life-and-death 英 [ˈlaifənˈdeθ]   美 [ˈlaɪfənˈdɛθ]

life-and-death

life-and-death  英 [ˈlaifənˈdeθ] 美 [ˈlaɪfənˈdɛθ]

adj. 生死攸关的;重大的 

名词复数:life-and-deaths 

She knew, though, that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in sub-Saharan rural villages. 但是,她知道,缺乏纯净水是撒哈拉沙漠以南农村生死攸关的难题。
As war sweeps across the galaxy, life-and-death struggles like this occur on every scrap of interplanetary dust that can support life. 当战争席卷银河系,像这样生与死的战斗会发生在每一片能生存的太阳系尘埃上。

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  • adj. 生死攸关的;重大的
  • 1. She knew, though, that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in sub-Saharan rural villages.

    但是,她知道,缺乏纯净水是撒哈拉沙漠以南农村生死攸关的难题。

  • 2. As war sweeps across the galaxy, life-and-death struggles like this occur on every scrap of interplanetary dust that can support life.

    当战争席卷银河系,像这样生与死的战斗会发生在每一片能生存的太阳系尘埃上。

  • 3. The mission was over, the field work ended, the split-second, life-and-death decisions made.

    使命已经达成,现场任务已经结束,瞬息间生与死的抉择已经作出。

ˌlife-and-ˈdeath / ; NAmE / ( also ˌlife-or-ˈdeath ) adjective [only before noun ] extremely serious, especially when there is a situation in which people might die 生死攸关的;关系重大的 a life-and-death decision/struggle 生死攸关的决定;生死存亡的斗争 ˌlife-and-ˈdeath / ; NAmE /
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