"live on" in Chinese (Simplified)
靠...生活依靠...为生
Definition
依靠某物(如金钱、食物或支持)维持基本需求,或指继续存在或被记住。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于表示以某物为生(如“live on $100 a week”指靠每周 100 美元生活)。也可用于表达因事迹等继续被记住。不要和 'live at'(表示地点)或 'live off'(常指利用、依靠,有时带有负面意味)混淆。
Examples
Many people have to live on a small salary.
很多人只能**靠**微薄的工资**生活**。
Some animals can live on only plants.
有些动物只**靠**植物**生活**。
He could hardly live on the money he earned.
他几乎无法**靠**赚的钱**生活**。
After her parents died, her memory lived on in the family.
父母去世后,她的记忆依然**留在**家里。
Students often have to live on instant noodles during exams.
学生考试期间常常只能**靠**方便面**生活**。
His songs will live on for generations.
他的歌曲将会**流传**好几代人。