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life-saving

noun
🔊/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
🔊/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the skills needed to save somebody who is in water and is drowning（对溺水者的）救生术
    • a life-saving qualification救生资格

life-saving

adjective
🔊/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
🔊/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. that is going to save somebody’s life救命的；救生的
    • a life-saving heart operation挽救生命的心脏手术
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLife-saving is used with these nouns:
    • equipment
    • operation
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