单词 | subsistence |
释义 | sub·sist·enceBrE /səbˈsɪstəns/ NAmE /səbˈsɪstəns/ noun [U ]the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive 勉强维持生活◆ Many families are living below the level of subsistence . 许多家庭难以度日。◆ to live below (the ) subsistence level 生活在基本生活水平线以下◆ They had no visible means of subsistence . 他们生计无着。◆ 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◆ subsistence crops 生存作物◆ 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。 |
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