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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There were no life-threatening injuries but11 suspects have been arrested.
  受伤者都没有生命危险，但是有11个嫌疑人被逮捕。
• A severe allergic reaction ( anaphylaxis) can produce shock and life-threatening respiratory distress.
  严重的过敏反应（敏症）招致休克和威胁生命的呼吸困难。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。