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

• Second, we improved the social security system in order to stabilize and improve the people's livelihood.
  大范围地提高社会保障的水平，使民生继续稳定和改善；
• 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。
• This is the new increase the people's livelihood of big problem.
  这是新增加的民生大问题。
• It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
  这给许多人提供了生计。
• They depended on animal husbandry for their livelihood.
  他们以畜牧业为生。
• The central role of people and the preservation of their livelihood.
  人的中心作用和维护他们的生计。
• They deprived a large number of the overseas Chinese of their means of livelihood and drove them out of their residences in dire poverty.
  他们剥夺了大批华侨劳动人民的生活资料，然后将他们扫地出门。
• Sixth, work harder to promote cooperation in social areas and areas important to people's livelihood.
  第六，更加重视社会和民生领域的合作。
• 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。
• Agriculture is of vital importance to the nation's economy and the people's livelihood.
  农业关系国计民生极大。