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Subsist 英[Səbˈsɪst 美[Səbˈsɪst Vi.(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去 Verb 勉强糊口;勉强度日 People Obtain

单词 subsist
音标
英[səbˈsɪst] 美[səbˈsɪst]
解释
vi.(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去;
例句

VERB
勉强糊口;勉强度日
If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive.
例:The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day...犯人们每日三餐靠一碗稀粥度日。
例:Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist.只是为了维持生计,几乎每个职员都要偷偷地做兼职。
变形
third:subsists~done:subsisted~ing:subsisting~past:subsisted~

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