| 单词 | 维持生活 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔MONEY〕The whole family survives on the mother's monthly income of less than £500. 一家老小都靠母亲每月不到500英镑的收入维持生活。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕It's really difficult to survive on £120 a week in London. 在伦敦一个星期靠120英镑是很难维持生活的。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕When I look at how much we spend on food, I wonder how unemployed people are able to survive. 我看到我们在食物方面要花这么多钱，不知道失业的人是怎么维持生活的。朗文写作活用〔body〕She had to take on two jobs just to keep body and soul together.她不得不做两份工作来勉强维持生活。麦克米伦高阶〔body〕She kept body and soul together by working two jobs.她打两份工维持生活。韦氏高阶〔body〕The battle to keep body and soul together was long and difficult.经过长期艰苦奋斗才勉强维持生活。美国传统〔depend〕The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival.这个社区靠航运业维持生活。牛津高阶〔existence〕The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live).农民要依靠好收成才能勉强维持生活。牛津搭配〔exist〕They can't exist on the money he's earning.他们靠他挣的那点钱无法维持生活。牛津高阶〔get by〕She can't get by on such a small income.靠这么少的收入她不能维持生活。21世纪英汉〔going〕Things were difficult, and we needed her wages to keep going.日子很艰难，我们要靠她的工资来维持生活。柯林斯高阶〔just〕She was earning just enough money to live on (=enough but not more than enough) .她挣的钱刚够维持生活。朗文当代〔livable〕People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.人们需要工作以得到足以维持生活的工资。韦氏高阶〔livable〕These are the basic requirements that make life livable.这些是维持生活的基本要求。剑桥高阶〔live on〕I don't have enough money to live on.我没有足够的钱维持生活。外研社新世纪〔livelihood〕Means of support; subsistence.生计：维持生活的手段；生计美国传统〔manage on〕She managed on the income her husband earned.她靠丈夫挣来的收入勉强维持生活。21世纪英汉〔manage〕He has to manage on less than £100 a week.他就靠每周不到 100 英镑来维持生活。牛津高阶〔mendicant〕A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.托钵僧：一种不允许拥有私人财产的僧人，以工作或化缘维持生活美国传统〔on〕He was just managing to survive on a small student grant.他想办法靠一小笔学生助学金维持生活。麦克米伦高阶〔parasite〕She's a real parasite, just living off state handouts.她是个真正的寄生虫, 仅靠政府发的救济品维持生活。外研社新世纪〔pension〕If share prices were to crash, a private pension might not be enough to live on.假如股价暴跌, 个人养老保险金可能不够维持生活。外研社新世纪〔resource〕Some families don't have the resources to feed themselves properly.有些家庭无力维持生活。柯林斯高阶〔scrape〕They scraped a living by playing music on the streets.他们在街头演奏音乐，勉强维持生活。牛津高阶〔scrape〕We can scrape by, thanks to what we grow ourselves.多亏了我们自己种的东西，我们还能勉强维持生活。朗文当代〔scratch along〕We just manage to keep scratching along.我们只是凑合着维持生活。21世纪英汉〔shark〕To practice or live by fraud and trickery.诈骗：进行或通过欺诈或诡计维持生活美国传统〔social〕We're living on the social now.我们现在靠社会保障金维持生活。牛津高阶〔subemployed〕Of or relating to workers or segments of the paid labor force that are unemployed, underemployed, or underpaid.半就业的，就业不足的：失业的、部分时间就业的，所得工资不能维持生活的工人或工薪阶层的，有关这些工人及阶层的美国传统〔subsistence〕The land provided subsistence and little more.这块土地仅能让人维持生活，别无富余。朗文当代〔subsistence〕Their standard of living is on the edge of subsistence.他们的生活水平几乎只是在维持生活。外研社新世纪〔subsist〕His family subsisted on ￡20 a week.他们一家靠每星期20英镑的收入维持生活。21世纪英汉〔subsist〕To maintain or support with provisions.维持：以粮食维持生活美国传统〔survive〕I can't survive on £40 a week(= it is not enough for my basic needs).一星期 40 英镑，我无法维持生活。牛津高阶〔survive〕They managed to survive on his small salary.他们得以靠他微薄的薪水维持生活。韦氏高阶He lost his job, so the family had to scrape along on ￡95 a week.他失业了，于是这个家只能以每周95镑的钱来维持生活。剑桥国际Jack lived by writing for a newspaper. 杰克靠给一家报纸写稿来维持生活。译典通She didn't know how she would manage until she got her next giro.她不知道在得到下一张救济转帐支票之前，该如何才能勉强维持生活。剑桥国际She lives on her monthly disability check.她靠每月的伤残抚恤金维持生活。牛津商务She was able to rub along by giving English lessons. 她靠教英文勉强维持生活。译典通We have a right to a living wage. 我们有权得到足够维持生活的薪资。译典通 |
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