life-threatening

英 [ˈlaɪf θretnɪŋ]

美 [ˈlaɪf θretnɪŋ]

adj.  可能致命的; 威胁着生命的

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 可能致命的；威胁着生命的
  that is likely to kill sb
  1. His heart condition is not life-threatening.
     他的心脏病不会危及生命。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 危及生命的；可能致命的
  If someone has alife-threateningillness or is in alife-threateningsituation, there is a strong possibility that the illness or the situation will kill them.
  1. Caitlin was born with a life-threatening heart abnormality.
     凯特琳患有可能致命的先天性心脏畸形。

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  1. a dangerous operation
  2. a grave situation
  3. a grave illness
  4. grievous bodily harm
  5. a serious wound
  6. a serious turn of events
  7. a severe case of pneumonia
  8. a life-threatening disease
  Synonym:dangerousgravegrievousserioussevere

双语例句

• Most doctors and nurses are unaware of these differences, which can have life-threatening consequences for women.
  多数医生和护士没有认识到这些差别，这些差别对于女性来说可能具有危及生命的后果。
• This marks the beginning of a love story that will be tested under the gravity of many life-threatening situations.
  这标志着一个爱情故事将在许多人的生命威胁的情况下重力测试的开始。
• Clotting can go too far, however, and cause strokes, heart attacks and other life-threatening problems.
  但在有些情况下它也能引起中风、心脏病和其它一些危及生命的问题。
• At its most serious, it's caused by apnea, a potentially life-threatening illness.
  最严重的情形是，打呼是由呼吸暂停引起的一种威胁生命的潜在疾病。
• Finally, enhancements are provided for permanent, life-threatening, or serious bodily injury and abduction.
  最后，加重刑罚适用于永久的、危及生命的、严重的身体伤害和绑架。
• When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
  你爱的人得了致命疾病时，其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
• PGTC seizures usually occur without warning and are associated with wide-ranging physical and behavioral changes with potentially life-threatening complications.
  PGTC癫痫发作常无任何先兆，与存在大量潜在危及生命合并症的身体和行为改变密切相关。
• Although not generally life-threatening, measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox can all have serious complications.
  虽然没有普遍的生命威胁，但麻疹，腮腺炎，风疹和水痘都有严重的并发症。
• If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs.
  如不治疗，疟疾可能中断对维持生命的重要器官的供血，从而迅速威胁生命。
• Splenic abscess is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease.
  脾脏脓疡是罕见且对生命具有威胁性的疾病。