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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

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • We made overall plans and efforts to guarantee economic growth, value people's livelihood and ensure social stability.
      我们作出了全面部署和努力,以保证经济增长,价值民生和确保社会稳定。
    • 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。
    • Commodity prices affect the livelihood of every family.
      物价问题关系到千家万户。
    • 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 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。
    • This significantly impacts retailers on their ability to do business and has a real impact on their livelihood.
      这明显影响到了零售商的经商能力,真的影响到了他们的生活。
    • 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。