"lifeblood" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 生命线
• 命脉

Definition

维持某事物生存、成功或运转的最重要部分或核心要素。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为比喻用法，属于较正式或文学语言。用于描述对于组织、社区或进程至关重要的事物，例如‘旅游业是这座城市的生命线’。很少用于真正的血液。常与‘的’（……的生命线）连用。

Examples

Farming is the lifeblood of this small village.

农业是这个小村庄的**生命线**。

Water is the lifeblood of all living things.

水是所有生物的**命脉**。

Donations are the lifeblood of the charity.

捐赠是慈善机构的**命脉**。

Small businesses are really the lifeblood of our local economy.

小企业真的是我们本地经济的**生命线**。

Communication is the lifeblood of any healthy relationship.

沟通是任何健康关系的**生命线**。

Volunteers form the lifeblood of our organization, we couldn't function without them.

志愿者是我们组织的**生命线**，没有他们我们无法运作。