life support

noun
🔊/ˌlaɪf səˈpɔːt/
🔊/ˈlaɪf səpɔːrt/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of somebody being on a life support machine(用机器设备)维持生命
    • Families want the right to refuse life support.病人亲属要求有权拒绝使用机器维持生命。🔊🔊
    • on life support She's critically ill, on life support.她病情危急,靠机器来维持生命。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLife support is used before these nouns:
    • machine
    • system
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