livelihood

英 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]

美 [ˈlaɪvlihʊd]

n.  赚钱謀生的手段; 生计

复数：livelihoods　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9493 / COCA.9184

同义词辨析

livinglivelihood【导航词义：生计】

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

• the financial means whereby one lives
  1. each child was expected to pay for their keep
  2. he applied to the state for support
  3. he could no longer earn his own livelihood
  Synonym:supportkeeplivingbread and buttersustenance

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Consideration must be given to both the development of production and the improvement of the people's livelihood.
  发展生产和改善人民生活二者必须兼顾。
• A base person, I can't stand it in my livelihood.
  一个基地的人，我不能站在我的生计。
• 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 depended on animal husbandry for their livelihood.
  他们以畜牧业为生。
• 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。
• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.
  他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• Commodity prices affect the livelihood of every family.
  物价问题关系到千家万户。
• 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。