| 单词 | 勉强维持生计 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔LONG〕She eked out a miserable living as a washer woman. 她靠给人家洗衣服来勉强维持生计。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕Farmers eked out a primitive existence on the dry, stony land. 农民们在多石的旱地上过着原始的生活，勉强维持生计。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕My mother had to work 12 hours a day in a factory just to make ends meet. 我母亲得在工厂里一天干12小时，这样才能勉强维持生计。朗文写作活用〔bootleg〕He bootlegged,sold drugs and shoplifted to make ends meet.他非法贩运、赎卖毒品并在商店扒窃货物，勉强维持生计。21世纪英汉〔earned a/his living〕He struggled to scratch/eke out a living as a farmer.作为农民，他拼命努力以勉强维持生计。韦氏高阶〔eke〕That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides .那迫使农民们努力在陡峭的山坡上勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔end〕Many families struggle to make ends meet.许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。牛津高阶〔end〕We had a hard time making ends meet.我们曾有过一段勉强维持生计的困难时期。韦氏高阶〔end〕With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.加上贝蒂的薪水, 他们仅能勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔end〕With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.加上贝蒂的薪水，他们仅能勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔existence〕Families struggle to eke out an existence in this harsh environment.勉强维持生计麦克米伦高阶〔exist〕I was barely existing.我勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔hand-to-mouth〕The worst-paid lead a hand-to-mouth existence without medical or other benefits.没有医疗补助或其他福利, 最低收入者只能勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔head〕We have so much debt that we're barely able to keep our heads above water.我们有非常多的债务，只能勉强维持生计。韦氏高阶〔keep the wolf from the door〕As a student, he took an evening job to keep the wolf from the door.他上学时兼做一份夜间工作，勉强维持生计。剑桥高阶〔living〕However hard they worked to scrape out a living, they would always be poor.勉强维持生计麦克米伦高阶〔living〕They were forced to scratch a living by selling things on the streets.他们被迫靠在街上卖东西来勉强维持生计。牛津搭配〔only〕For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive.几个世纪以来，那里的农民只能勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔pinch pennies〕When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to get by.我们刚结婚时不得不精打细算才得以勉强维持生计。剑桥高阶〔scratch〕Farmers barely scratch a living.农民们在勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔subsistence〕He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage(= enough money to buy only basic items).他一天工作 16 个小时，工资才够勉强维持生计。牛津高阶〔survive〕Many of the peasants survive on tiny plots of corn and beans.许多农民靠着小片地上种的玉米和豆子勉强维持生计。麦克米伦高阶He has barely enough money to live on. 他的钱仅够勉强维持生计。译典通 |
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