Definition of lifeboat in English:
lifeboat
noun ˈlʌɪfbəʊtˈlaɪfˌboʊt
1A specially constructed boat launched from land to rescue people in distress at sea.
救生船（从陆地上下水的特种船只，用于海上救难）- Both the deep-sea and in-shore lifeboats were launched.
- His rescue mission was also said to be the inspiration for setting up the first local lifeboat in the area.
- An inshore lifeboat capsized during a rescue attempt and three crew members later required hospital treatment.
- Once secure, the lifeboat slowly towed the vessel away from shore and out of danger.
- The coast guard was alerted and the inshore lifeboat was sent out from Skegness.
- The vessels and the 2,500 men and women aboard were pounded by 40-foot breaking waves and rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them.
- The lifeboat towed the stricken vessel into Stromness, arriving just before midnight.
- Both the all-weather and inshore lifeboats were launched from Fenit.
- Six all-weather lifeboats, four helicopters, one fixed-wing aircraft and another 26 vessels joined the search in deteriorating conditions.
- Humber Coastguard scrambled a rescue helicopter to the scene and requested the launch of the Humber lifeboat.
- The lifeboat was launched after Fife coastguards received a distress call from the grounded vessel.
- He will join other specially selected crewmen from lifeboats around the UK for the honour - representing the hundreds of other Scottish lifeboat crewmen.
- Some crews have received the new equipment and are able to launch their lifeboats with all the information they need for a rescue beamed directly to them by their operational headquarters.
- Clacton's lifeboats have been launched 32 times in the past three months, compared to 21 for the same time last year.
- Two hovercraft, two rescue helicopters and three lifeboats rushed to the scene fearing a repeat of the tragedy which earlier last year claimed the lives of 21 people.
- Both Whitby's lifeboats had to be launched to rescue five canoeists who put out to sea in a force nine gale on Saturday.
- A new all-weather lifeboat launching berth has been officially opened.
- All seven crew members were rescued by lifeboats from Hamble and Calshot before being transferred to waiting ambulances at Warsash.
- Two lifeboats, a rescue helicopter, an RAF Hercules plane and two Navy war ships spent 30 hours scouring the seas and coast but his body was never found.
- On Sunday the lifeboat rescued a yacht which had run aground off Heir Island.
- 1.1 A small boat kept on a ship for use in emergency, typically one of a number on deck or suspended from davits.（轮船甲板上或悬在轮船吊艇柱上的）救生艇
- Fourteen survived in lifeboats before being rescued five days later.
- Despite removing four lifeboats from the deck, owners believe that the ship can still be towed from the port, possibly to Belfast for dismantling.
- She survived by hanging onto a rope on a capsized lifeboat for 19 hours.
- Luckily, Kurt lowered the lifeboat and escaped the sinking vessel.
- He apparently believes that if there are not enough lifeboats on a sinking ship, everyone should stand on deck and go down together.
- Is it any wonder that Union membership is shrinking and Union Leaders are now jumping ship onto the lifeboats called Parliaments, State, Federal and Local?
- Nelson liked to salvage a few lifeboats from defeated French ships for this very purpose.
- On April the 9th, the men launched the lifeboats and headed for dry land for the first time in many months.
- These were flat-bottomed craft with a shallow draft, and were lowered from the davits of larger troop-carrying merchantmen, like lifeboats.
- The order was given to abandon ship and the lifeboats were launched.
- The suddenness of the attack left no time to launch lifeboats, so the 900 sailors who escaped the sinking ship found themselves floating in life jackets.
- However as long as the ship had lifeboats on board it was fit to travel.
- Will everybody get on deck and man the lifeboats?
- They repainted the ship's funnel and lifeboats, changed its name, then sailed to a rendezvous with a second tanker and transferred most of the cargo before getting clean away.
- He said that somebody should get the orchestra to shut up, and that everybody should be on deck, manning the lifeboats.
- We found a lifeboat suspended 10 feet above the deck and bedded down under a tarpaulin.
- What other cause would there be to put people into lifeboats on an unsinkable ship?
- Men jumped from the ship into lifeboats, overcrowding them to the point of capsizing.
- Her 14 crew took to the lifeboats; the ship spent a fortnight jammed on the rocks before sinking into a steep gully, stern in 3m and bow in just 6m.
- Well, when everyone said they were sorry, we searched the ship for a lifeboat… we found one!
Derivatives
lifeboatman
- And while the Bridlington lifeboatmen were at church, the Filey lifeboat had launched in case there was a call-out.
- The main thing now is that 90 per cent of all lifeboatmen are not seamen traditionally and we are having to train people from the very start.
- A dog who plunged 40 feet down a cliff on to a beach between Tenby and Saundersfoot is making a good recovery after a rescue mission involving coastguards, lifeboatmen and a vet.
- He remembers as a child being at Flamborough when a lifeboat was overturned and three lifeboatmen were killed.
- They spent three hours at the quayside and were assisted by lifeboatmen when they had to take to the sea to fight the blaze.
nounPlural lifeboatmenˈlʌɪfbəʊtmanˈlʌɪfbəʊtm(ə)nˈlaɪfˌboʊtmən
Definition of lifeboat in US English:
lifeboat
nounˈlīfˌbōtˈlaɪfˌboʊt
1A specially constructed boat launched from land to rescue people in distress at sea.
救生船（从陆地上下水的特种船只，用于海上救难）- Once secure, the lifeboat slowly towed the vessel away from shore and out of danger.
- Clacton's lifeboats have been launched 32 times in the past three months, compared to 21 for the same time last year.
- Both the all-weather and inshore lifeboats were launched from Fenit.
- His rescue mission was also said to be the inspiration for setting up the first local lifeboat in the area.
- He will join other specially selected crewmen from lifeboats around the UK for the honour - representing the hundreds of other Scottish lifeboat crewmen.
- The vessels and the 2,500 men and women aboard were pounded by 40-foot breaking waves and rescue helicopters and lifeboats struggled to save them.
- Two hovercraft, two rescue helicopters and three lifeboats rushed to the scene fearing a repeat of the tragedy which earlier last year claimed the lives of 21 people.
- All seven crew members were rescued by lifeboats from Hamble and Calshot before being transferred to waiting ambulances at Warsash.
- On Sunday the lifeboat rescued a yacht which had run aground off Heir Island.
- Six all-weather lifeboats, four helicopters, one fixed-wing aircraft and another 26 vessels joined the search in deteriorating conditions.
- The coast guard was alerted and the inshore lifeboat was sent out from Skegness.
- The lifeboat towed the stricken vessel into Stromness, arriving just before midnight.
- Humber Coastguard scrambled a rescue helicopter to the scene and requested the launch of the Humber lifeboat.
- An inshore lifeboat capsized during a rescue attempt and three crew members later required hospital treatment.
- Two lifeboats, a rescue helicopter, an RAF Hercules plane and two Navy war ships spent 30 hours scouring the seas and coast but his body was never found.
- Both Whitby's lifeboats had to be launched to rescue five canoeists who put out to sea in a force nine gale on Saturday.
- Both the deep-sea and in-shore lifeboats were launched.
- The lifeboat was launched after Fife coastguards received a distress call from the grounded vessel.
- Some crews have received the new equipment and are able to launch their lifeboats with all the information they need for a rescue beamed directly to them by their operational headquarters.
- A new all-weather lifeboat launching berth has been officially opened.
- 1.1 A small boat kept on a ship for use in emergency, typically one of a number on deck or suspended from davits.（轮船甲板上或悬在轮船吊艇柱上的）救生艇
- On April the 9th, the men launched the lifeboats and headed for dry land for the first time in many months.
- Nelson liked to salvage a few lifeboats from defeated French ships for this very purpose.
- Despite removing four lifeboats from the deck, owners believe that the ship can still be towed from the port, possibly to Belfast for dismantling.
- She survived by hanging onto a rope on a capsized lifeboat for 19 hours.
- He said that somebody should get the orchestra to shut up, and that everybody should be on deck, manning the lifeboats.
- Her 14 crew took to the lifeboats; the ship spent a fortnight jammed on the rocks before sinking into a steep gully, stern in 3m and bow in just 6m.
- These were flat-bottomed craft with a shallow draft, and were lowered from the davits of larger troop-carrying merchantmen, like lifeboats.
- Will everybody get on deck and man the lifeboats?
- However as long as the ship had lifeboats on board it was fit to travel.
- They repainted the ship's funnel and lifeboats, changed its name, then sailed to a rendezvous with a second tanker and transferred most of the cargo before getting clean away.
- Well, when everyone said they were sorry, we searched the ship for a lifeboat… we found one!
- The suddenness of the attack left no time to launch lifeboats, so the 900 sailors who escaped the sinking ship found themselves floating in life jackets.
- Fourteen survived in lifeboats before being rescued five days later.
- Luckily, Kurt lowered the lifeboat and escaped the sinking vessel.
- He apparently believes that if there are not enough lifeboats on a sinking ship, everyone should stand on deck and go down together.
- The order was given to abandon ship and the lifeboats were launched.
- What other cause would there be to put people into lifeboats on an unsinkable ship?
- Men jumped from the ship into lifeboats, overcrowding them to the point of capsizing.
- We found a lifeboat suspended 10 feet above the deck and bedded down under a tarpaulin.
- Is it any wonder that Union membership is shrinking and Union Leaders are now jumping ship onto the lifeboats called Parliaments, State, Federal and Local?