单词 | lifeboat |
释义 | lifeboat lifeboat /; AmE / noun [C]
(Finance ) (used in newspapers) financial help given to a company that is in trouble: The troubled company is hoping for a financial lifeboat from the banks. The Bank of England's lifeboat operation to help 30 minor banks is going to cost the major banks more than expected. There's no question of the industry launching a lifeboat to pick up the weaker swimmers. NOTE A lifeboat is a special boat that is sent out to rescue people who are in danger at sea. |
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