subsistence

英 [səbˈsɪstəns]

美 [səbˈsɪstəns]

n.  勉强维持生活

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Collins.1 / BNC.9101 / COCA.10237

牛津词典

noun

• 勉强维持生活
  the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive
  1. Many families are living below the level of subsistence.
     许多家庭难以度日。
  2. to live below (the) subsistence level
     生活在基本生活水平线以下
  3. They had no visible means of subsistence.
     他们生计无着。
  4. subsistence agriculture/farming (= growing enough only to live on, not to sell)
     收成仅够自身口粮的自给农业
  5. subsistence crops
     生存作物
  6. He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage (= enough money to buy only basic items) .
     他一天工作16个小时，工资仅够勉强维持生计。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 勉强维持生活;生存;存活
  Subsistenceis the condition of just having enough food or money to stay alive.
  1. ...below the subsistence level...
     低于最低生活水平
  2. The standard of living today is on the edge of subsistence.
     现在的生活水平几乎快要无法维持生计。
• ADJ (农业或农业生产)收成仅够自身口粮的
  Insubsistencefarming orsubsistenceagriculture, farmers produce food to eat themselves rather than to sell.
  1. Many black Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.
     许多生活在土地贫瘠的边境地区的纳米比亚黑人农场主的收成仅够维持自身的口粮。

英英释义

noun

• minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
  1. social security provided only a bare subsistence
• the state of existing in reality
• a means of surviving
  1. farming is a hard means of subsistence

双语例句

• Millions of people are moving from subsistence farming to urban manufacturing, resulting in a massive boost to output.
  数百万人正从仅够维持生存的农业转向城市制造业，对经济产出构成了巨大的推动力。
• Main protection on citizen's right to subsistence.
  对公民生存权的重点保护。
• Many black Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.
  许多生活在土地贫瘠的边境地区的纳米比亚黑人农场主的收成仅够维持自身的口粮。
• In america's ideal of freedom, citizens find the dignity and security of economic independence, instead of laboring on the edge of subsistence.
  在美国的自由理想中，公民们发现了经济独立带来的尊严和保障，而不是徘徊在生存边缘的辛苦劳作。
• Not even subsistence is possible in such conditions.
  在这种条件下连维持生存都不可能。
• Social security provided only a bare subsistence.
  社会保障也只能提供少量的维持生计之物。
• The basic practice is divided into practice for subsistence and practice for development.
  基本实践分生存实践和发展实践。
• Nature is the foundation for the subsistence and development of human beings and the Earth is our common homeland.
  大自然是人类生存与发展的基础，地球是我们共同的家园。
• He is on the margin of bare subsistence.
  他正处在挨饿的边缘。
• To get a long-term subsistence and continuous development, Corporation patent strategy should be based on the core competence.
  企业为求得长期生存和不断发展，专利战略的选择和实施必须基于提升企业的核心竞争力。