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

• Left untreated, peritonitis can lead to severe, potentially life-threatening infection throughout your body.
  如果未予治疗，腹膜炎可导致严重的、可能会致命的全身感染。
• 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。
• Those symptoms include swallowing and breathing difficulties that can be life-threatening.
  那些症状包括可能是致命的吞咽和呼吸困难。
• "Permanent or life-threatening bodily injury" means injury involving a substantial risk of death;
  “永久的或危及生命的身体伤害”（Permanentorlife-threateningbodilyinjury）意为伤害涉及到引起死亡的实质性风险；
• For some people, even traces of peanuts can be life-threatening.
  对有些人来说，摄入微量花生都可能致命。
• Children who are malnourished or have impaired immunity are most at risk of life-threatening diarrhoea.
  营养不良或免疫功能低下儿童的生命最易受到腹泻威胁。
• Although the infections were not life-threatening, the vaccine ampoules should have been treated before being discarded.
  虽然这些感染没有危及生命，但疫苗安瓿在被弃置之前本应得到处理。
• Pollution will affect our lungs and start an outbreak of asthma which is life-threatening if severe.
  污染将影响我们的肺并引发哮喘（这种病如果严重将威胁生命）的爆发。
• 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。
• 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。