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livelihood

英 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]

美 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]

n.  赚钱謀生的手段; 生计

复数:livelihoods 

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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。
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。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 赚钱謀生的手段;生计
      a means of earning money in order to live
      1. Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
        岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
      2. a means/source of livelihood
        生计;生活来源

    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.
      1. ...fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood...
        靠大海为生的渔夫
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • This is the national industrial development to a big contribution to people's livelihood.
      这无疑对华东地区工业发展直至全国的民生作出了大贡献。
    • Maintaining levels of health and other social expenditures is critical to protect life and livelihood and to boost productivity.
      维持卫生和其他社会支出水平,对于保护生命和提高生产力至关重要。
    • 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。
    • Sixth, work harder to promote cooperation in social areas and areas important to people's livelihood.
      第六,更加重视社会和民生领域的合作。
    • Obtain employment is the people's livelihood this, have important sense to whole society is produced and developing.
      就业是民生之本,对整个社会生产和发展具有重要意义。
    • We all face the task of growing economy and improving people's livelihood.
      我们面临着发展经济、提高人民生活水平的共同任务,相互学习与合作空间十分广阔。
    • 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 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。
    • 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。