life-support
UK/'laifsə'pɔ:t/US/'laɪfsəp'ɔ:t/
Definitions
n.
Medical equipment or treatment that keeps a patient alive when vital functions fail.
生命支持系统；维生设备
Root Breakdown
Native Englishliferoot
+
-connector
+
supportroot
=life-support
life + support = supporting (maintaining) life, a medical compound.
Common Collocations
- 1.on life-support依靠生命支持
- 2.life-support machine维生机器
- 3.life-support system生命支持系统
Example Sentences
- 1.
She has been on life-support for two weeks.
- 2.
The family decided to take him off life-support.