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

• 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。
• This is the new increase the people's livelihood of big problem.
  这是新增加的民生大问题。
• 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。
• It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
  这给许多人提供了生计。
• 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。
• Commodity prices affect the livelihood of every family.
  物价问题关系到千家万户。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。