lifeboat:救生艇;船只或海上平台上用于紧急情况下疏散与救援的小艇。(也可指“应急手段/最后保障”的比喻用法。)
/ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
The crew lowered the lifeboat into the sea.
船员把救生艇放下到海里。
When the ship began to list, passengers hurried to the lifeboats, following the officers’ shouted instructions.
当船开始倾斜时,乘客在军官的高声指挥下匆忙奔向救生艇。
由 life(生命)+ boat(船)构成的复合词,字面意思是“救命的船”。该词随着近代航海与安全规范的发展而普及,常与海难救援、紧急撤离等语境相关。