"subsist on" en Chinese (Traditional)
依靠…生存僅靠…維持生活
Definición
僅靠非常有限的資源(通常是食物或金錢)來生存。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
正式且較有文學色彩。用於描述資源極度匱乏的生存情況,後面常跟名詞:'subsist on rice'。不適用於富足的場合。
Ejemplos
Many poor families subsist on rice and beans.
許多貧困家庭**依靠**米飯和豆子**生存**。
During the war, people had to subsist on very little food.
戰爭期間,人們不得不**僅靠**很少的食物**維生**。
Some animals subsist on only plants.
有些動物**只靠**植物**維生**。
He had to subsist on instant noodles for a whole month.
他不得不**靠**泡麵**過了一整個月**。
I can’t believe they managed to subsist on just five dollars a week.
我真的無法相信他們每週**僅靠**五美元**過活**。
Back then, artists often subsisted on the support of wealthy patrons.
那時藝術家經常**靠**富有贊助者的資助**維生**。