life support
noun/ˌlaɪf səˈpɔːt/
/ˈlaɪf səpɔːrt/
[uncountable]- the fact of somebody being on a life support machine
(依赖机器设备的)生命支持 - 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
- Families want the right to refuse life support.