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life-support system
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈlaɪf.səˌpɔːt ˌsɪs.təm/ us /ˈlaɪf.səˌpɔːrt ˌsɪs.təm/
(alsolife support[ U ])
the equipment used to keep a person alive when they are very ill, or injured: 生命维持系统（或设备）
He's been on a life-support system since the crash.自从发生车祸后，他就一直依赖生命维持系统。
the natural structures and systems that are necessary for living things, especially humans, to be able to live: （尤指人类的）生命维持体系，生态环境
The lack of rain is threatening all the region's life-support systems (= the earth, trees and rivers).降雨稀少正威胁着该地区的整个生态环境。
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