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lifeblood

C1 noun

lifeblood /ˈlaɪfˌblʌd/ nghĩa là máu sinh mạng

Các nghĩa

  1. máu sinh mạng

    Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

    uncountable · usually

    [Y]ou desire his mana, yet you respect his tabu, for in you and him alike runs the common life-blood.

    You didn't come to me in time. And by the time you came to me that fool of a doctor had bled and leeched the lifeblood out of Timmy.

    Beowulf's body was wet with his life-blood: it came welling out.

  2. yếu tố sống còn

    That which is required for continued existence or function.

    figuratively · uncountable · usually

    Gasoline is the lifeblood of the modern city.

    Information is the lifeblood of the United States and the world.

    'We want to be able to market some of these small stations and the lifeblood lines where we currently have short trains in service.'

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