English-Thai Dictionary

lifeblood

N เลือด ที่ จำเป็น สำหรับ ชีวิต  luead-ti-jam-pen-sam-rab-chi-wid

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIFEBLOOD

LIFEBLOOD Life "blood `, n.

 

1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood. Dryden.

 

2. Fig. : That which gives strength and energy. Money [is ] the lifeblood of the nation. Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lifeblood

life blood |ˈlīfˌbləd ˈlaɪfˌbləd | ▶noun the blood, as being necessary to life. • the indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality: my family was the lifeblood of the church.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lifeblood

life |blood |ˈlʌɪfblʌd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] literary the blood, as being necessary to life. • the indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality: the movement of coal was the lifeblood of British railways.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lifeblood

lifeblood noun information is the lifeblood of the modern economy: life force, life, essential constituent, driving force, vital spark, inspiration, stimulus, essence, crux, heart, soul, core.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lifeblood

lifeblood noun fast, accurate information is the lifeblood of the economy: life force, life, essential part /component /constituent, animating spirit, moving force, driving force, dynamic force, vital spark, vital fluid, inspiration, stimulus, centre, animus, essence, crux, heart, soul, core, kernel, marrow, pith; French élan vital; informal guts; Philosophy quiddity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lifeblood

l í fe bl ò od 名詞 U 1 (存続 成功に必要な )重要事項 ; 不可欠要素 ; 活力源 .2 ｟文 ｠血液 .