vitals
noun [ plural ] uk/ˈvaɪ.təlz/ us/ˈvaɪ.t̬əlz/
old-fashioned命脉;（人体的）重要器官;要害
the vital organs (= the main organs inside the body, such as the heart, lungs, and brain, that are necessary for life)
He plunged the knife into the man's vitals and he was dead within seconds. 他把刀刺进那个人的要害，那人在几秒钟内就死了。
命脉;要害部门
the most important and central part of something
The new law is intended to curb the drug addiction and trafficking that is eating into the vitals of the economy of the country. 新法律旨在遏制正在侵蚀该国经济命脉的毒瘾和贩毒。
(重症病人的血压、体温等)生命体征
the vital signs (= signs that show the condition of someone's health, such as body temperature, rate of breathing, and heartbeat)
Fitness trackers record steps and sometimes monitor respiration, brain waves or clinical vitals such as heart rates. 健身追踪器可以记步，有时能监测呼吸和脑电波，还可以跟踪心率之类的临床生命体征。
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- They were taught to shoot deer in the vitals to cause a quick death.
- These crimes struck at the vitals of human civilization.
- She would take some vitals, ask her patients if they were okay, and that was pretty much it.
- The research study monitored the participants' vitals while they smoked a cigarette, e-cigarette, or nicotine-free e-cigarette.