livelihood
英 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]
美 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]
n. 赚钱謀生的手段; 生计
复数：livelihoods
Collins.1 / BNC.9493 / COCA.9184
同义词辨析
livinglivelihood【导航词义：生计】
livingn. 生计；收入
〔辨析〕
指挣钱的方式或赚取的收入。
〔例证〕
He took the job for a living.
为了生计，他接受了这份工作。
Many young farmers have come to big cities to make a living.
许多年轻的农民来到大城市谋生。
为了生计，他接受了这份工作。
Many young farmers have come to big cities to make a living.
许多年轻的农民来到大城市谋生。
livelihoodn. 生计，谋生
〔辨析〕
指赖以为生的手段，通常依靠某种职业。
〔例证〕
Playing in a band is my livelihood.
在乐队里演奏是我的谋生之道。
She earned her livelihood by teaching.
她以教书为生。
在乐队里演奏是我的谋生之道。
She earned her livelihood by teaching.
她以教书为生。
牛津词典
noun
- 赚钱謀生的手段；生计
a means of earning money in order to live- Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。 - a means/source of livelihood
生计；生活来源
- Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 营生；生计
Yourlivelihoodis the job or other source of income that gives you the money to buy the things you need.- ...fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood...
靠大海为生的渔夫 - As a result of this conflict he lost both his home and his means of livelihood.
这场冲突使他同时失去了住所和生计来源。
- ...fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood...
英英释义
noun
- the financial means whereby one lives
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
双语例句
- To develop agriculture is all important to the national economy and the people's livelihood.
发展农业是有关国计民生的大事。 - The flood was a danger to the livelihood of the inhabitants there.
水灾对那里居民的生计是个威胁。 - The people, their livelihood secure, now have the leisure to take up sports.
现在人民生活有了保障，就有时间参加体育活动了。 - The central role of people and the preservation of their livelihood.
人的中心作用和维护他们的生计。 - The few merchandises that are of great importance to development of the national economy and the people's livelihood;
与国民经济发展和人民生活关系重大的极少数商品价格； - Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。 - My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.
父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。 - They deprived a large number of the overseas Chinese of their means of livelihood and drove them out of their residences in dire poverty.
他们剥夺了大批华侨劳动人民的生活资料，然后将他们扫地出门。 - The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。 - Many New Zealanders owe their jobs and livelihood to the resilience and dynamism of the Chinese economy.
很多新西兰人将他们稳定的工作和生活归功于充满活力的中国经济。