subsist on
基本解释
- 靠…生存
英汉例句
- And how do the poor subsist on such a meagre amount?
穷人又是怎样靠这般小数目维持生活的？ - He could subsist on bark and grass roots in the isolated island.
在荒岛上他只能靠树皮和草根维持生命。 - The celebrations and the food of old will come and go, but nobody will be asked to subsist on seal or whale.
庆典和传统食物依然会这样流传下去，但是没有人要求大家要靠海豹或鲸鱼活下去。 - In drought years, many of their cows die and they subsist on food aid.
ECONOMIST: Why the Masai send their slower children to school - The family must subsist on a single income while still paying the taxes that finance public schools.
ECONOMIST: The growth of home-schooling - Lacking regular supply lines, the rebels subsist on goats, onions and the occasional bit of salt donated by friendly peasants.
ECONOMIST: Sudan