| 单词 | 谋生 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔(your) (daily) bread〕He earns his daily bread as a tourist guide.他靠做导游谋生。剑桥高阶〔BUY〕John makes his living buying and selling used cars. 约翰靠买卖旧车谋生。朗文写作活用〔COPY〕She makes a living out of impersonating Tina Turner in shows and films. 她依靠在演出和影片中假扮蒂娜·特纳谋生。朗文写作活用〔EARN〕It's difficult to make a living as a writer. 靠写作谋生很困难。朗文写作活用〔JOB〕No one in the show acts or sings for a living. 这个节目中表演或唱歌的人没有一个是以此谋生的。朗文写作活用〔WORK〕Here began their arduous toil to force a living from the land. 他们在这里开始了艰苦劳作，努力在这块土地上谋生。朗文写作活用〔a means to an end〕I didn't particularly like the job - it was just a means to an end.我不是特别喜欢这项工作——它不过是一个谋生手段罢了。剑桥高阶〔bottle-o(h)〕A: What do you do for a living? B: I'm the local bottle-o(h).甲:你干什么谋生呢? 乙:我在本地收空瓶。英汉大词典〔bread and butter〕Gardening is my bread and butter right now.眼下园艺工作是我的谋生之道。剑桥高阶〔bread and butter〕Means of support; livelihood.生计：谋生之道；生活美国传统〔bread〕There's not a living soul in Colorado who doesn't depend for his bread on silver.科罗拉多州没有一个人不是靠开采银矿来谋生的。外研社新世纪〔bread〕What does he do to earn his daily bread?他靠什么谋生？外研社新世纪〔bread〕Writing is my bread and butter.写作是我谋生的手段。朗文当代〔buy〕She makes her living buying and selling antiques.她以买卖古玩谋生。牛津搭配〔converse〕What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live — and the converse is also true.一个人的谋生手段对于其居住地的选择和生活方式来说有着至关重要的影响，反之亦然。柯林斯高阶〔converse〕What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live, and the converse is also true.你的谋生方式将决定你的居住地点以及生活方式, 反之亦然。外研社新世纪〔crook〕Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods.【非正式用语】 骗子：通过非诚实的方法谋生的人美国传统〔despair〕He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.他想通过写作来谋生, 不过他对此已经不抱希望了。外研社新世纪〔disentrance from〕The necessity of making a living disentranced him from his gamble.谋生的必要使他醒悟，不再赌博了。21世纪英汉〔draw〕Many draw their living from the sea.许多人靠海谋生。英汉大词典〔drive〕She drives a bus for a living.她靠开公交车谋生。麦克米伦高阶〔drone〕Who would drone when he might live by honest labor? 如能凭老实的劳力谋生，谁又愿游手好闲呢?文馨英汉〔earn〕He did all sorts of jobs to earn a living .他为谋生什么活都干。朗文当代〔earn〕He earned his living as a carpenter.他靠做木匠谋生。外研社新世纪〔earn〕It wasn't easy to earn a living in those days.那时候谋生可不容易。外研社新世纪〔earn〕We older children were expected to earn our keep.我们大一点的孩子要自己谋生。朗文当代〔earn〕What a lovely way to earn a living.谋生妙道啊！柯林斯高阶〔expand〕I needed to expand my possibilities of making a living.我需要拓展我的谋生途径。牛津搭配〔fanboy〕In fact, people who sell cell phones for a living are rarely cell phone fanboys.事实上，以出售手机谋生的人很少自己就是手机迷。剑桥高阶〔future〕In future he will have to fend for himself.从今以后他得自己谋生了。英汉大词典〔gentleman farmer〕A man of independent means who farms chiefly for pleasure rather than income.乡绅：富裕的乡村绅士，主要为了闲乐而不是为了谋生而经营农场美国传统〔give up〕After this I gave up any idea of writing for a living.此后我就放弃了以写作谋生的想法。外研社新世纪〔keep〕He's old enough now to earn his keep and stop living off his parents.他现已长大成人，可以自谋生计而不再依靠父母。剑桥高阶〔keep〕She's been living off her parents long enough. It's time for her to get a job and start earning her keep.她长久以来一直靠父母养活。现在到了她找工作自己谋生的时候了。韦氏高阶〔land〕Many people leave the land to find work in towns.许多人离开农村进城谋生。牛津搭配〔live by〕She lives by the pen.她靠写作谋生。21世纪英汉〔livelihood〕He earned his livelihood by painting.他靠绘画谋生。英汉大词典〔livelihood〕It's difficult to earn a livelihood as an artist.搞艺术谋生很难。朗文当代〔livelihood〕Painting is her livelihood.画画是她谋生的职业。美国传统〔live〕Fishing is the way their families have lived for generations.捕鱼是他们祖祖辈辈谋生的手段。朗文当代〔living〕Do you know what she does for a living? 靠做某事谋生麦克米伦高阶〔living〕Everyone has to make a living.每个人都要谋生。剑桥高阶〔living〕Father never talked about what he did for a living.父亲从不谈他的谋生之道。柯林斯高阶〔living〕He couldn't make his living as a writer so he returned to teaching.他无法靠写作谋生, 于是回去教书了。外研社新世纪〔living〕He earns his living doing all kinds of things.为了谋生他什么都做。外研社新世纪〔living〕I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money).我的意思是，我虽然不喜欢自己的工作，但它起码是一种谋生手段。剑桥高阶〔living〕I never expected to earn a living as an artist.我从来没指望过靠做一个艺术家来谋生。外研社新世纪〔living〕It's not a great job, but it's a living.这不是什么了不起的工作，而是谋生之道。朗文当代〔living〕Most of them make their living by farming.他们大都以耕作谋生。文馨英汉〔living〕She makes a living as a music teacher.她靠教音乐谋生。麦克米伦高阶〔living〕What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?) 你靠什么谋生？剑桥高阶〔living〕What do you do for a living? 你以什么谋生?文馨英汉〔living〕What do you do for a living? 你靠什么谋生？牛津高阶〔living〕What does she do for a living?她做什么谋生？外研社新世纪〔loose〕He was cast loose at an early age to make a living on his own.他年纪很小的时候就漂泊在外独自谋生。英汉大词典〔make from〕He made a living from literary work.他靠文学创作谋生。21世纪英汉〔make〕Can you make a living from painting? 谋生；糊口麦克米伦高阶〔make〕How do you make a living as a painter? 你当画家如何谋生？剑桥高阶〔make〕She hopes to make a living (=earn the money she needs to live) from writing children's books.她希望靠写儿童故事书来谋生。朗文当代〔miscellany〕He earned his living from a miscellany of jobs.他干各种工作谋生。朗文当代〔off〕They make their living off tourism.他们靠搞旅游谋生。韦氏高阶〔pen〕He lives by his pen.他靠文笔谋生。文馨英汉〔pithily〕Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as 'what I play for a living'.路易斯•阿姆斯特朗简练地把爵士乐定义为“我为谋生而演奏的东西”。外研社新世纪〔poverty-stricken〕There are few jobs for the peasants who have flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work.几乎没有什么工作可以提供给从贫困的乡下涌入城市谋生的农民。剑桥高阶〔precarious〕He earned a precarious livelihood/living by gambling.他靠赌博谋生，过着朝不保夕的生活。韦氏高阶〔proletariat〕The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.无产阶级：工业社会中挣工资的阶级，他们既没占有资本也没有生产资料，必须通过出卖劳动谋生美国传统〔real world〕I was Olympic champion but I had to go out into the real world and work for a living.我是奥运冠军，但是我不得不走进现实生活工作谋生。柯林斯高阶〔recoil〕She recoiled at the number of young girls who had to live by selling their bodies.那么多年轻的女孩不得不靠出卖肉体谋生，她觉得难以接受。柯林斯高阶〔reject〕Rejected by society, these street kids have to fend for themselves.由于被社会抛弃，这些街头少年只得自谋生路。韦氏高阶〔relate〕She related her tale of living rough.她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。外研社新世纪〔relate〕She related her tale of living rough.她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。柯林斯高阶〔shift for yourself〕He left home at 18 and had to shift for himself.他18岁离开了家，不得不自己谋生。剑桥高阶〔shift〕He's had to shift for himself since his father died.自从父亲死后,他不得不自己独立谋生。英汉大词典〔shift〕You're going to have to shift for yourself from now on.从今以后，你就得独自谋生了。牛津高阶〔simply〕He works simply to earn a living.他仅为谋生而工作。文馨英汉〔sink〕He was left by his family to sink or swim by himself.他家里人让他去独立谋生。英汉大词典〔skill〕You can always make a living with a skill.掌握一项技术总能谋生。英汉大词典〔stand off〕He stood off his home when he was 17.在他十七岁的时候，他就离开了他的家自谋生计了。21世纪英汉〔strike〕I knew it was time I struck out on my own.我知道我该独立谋生了。牛津高阶〔stroll〕To travel from place to place seeking work or gain.奔波：为求职或谋生而辗转各地美国传统〔subsistence〕She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。牛津搭配〔support〕She's been supporting herself since she was 18 years old.她自18岁起就一直自己谋生。麦克米伦高阶〔teach〕She teaches for a living.她以教书谋生。文馨英汉〔think〕Who would have thought she'd end up dancing for a living? 谁会想到呢，她最后竟靠跳舞谋生？朗文当代〔turn sb/sth loose〕The slaves were turned loose to make their own way in life.奴隶们被释放了，让他们自己谋生。剑桥高阶〔turn〕Jim decided to turn in his job and look for a new life.吉姆决定辞去工作另谋生计。英汉大词典〔tutor〕He made his living by a mixture of tutoring and journalism.他靠教书与从事新闻工作谋生。柯林斯高阶〔way〕A kind friend put him in the way of earning a living.一位好心的朋友给他找了一份谋生的差使。 英汉大词典〔wish〕She expressed a wish to earn her own living.她表示了要自谋生计的愿望。英汉大词典〔world〕He seems to think that the world owes him a living.他似乎认为社会应给他一条谋生之路。牛津搭配〔wrest from〕Until now,many peasants have to work hard to wrest a living from the soil.迄今为止，仍有许多农民在地里辛苦劳作，靠土地谋生。21世纪英汉Gardening is my bread and butter (= how I earn enough money to live) at the moment.目前园艺是我的谋生之道。剑桥国际His parents cast him out and he was forced to fend for himself.他的父母抛弃了他，他被迫自己谋生。剑桥国际I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.我不大清楚她是怎么谋生的。剑桥国际Pollution of the sea has killed thousands of the fish on which fishermen depend for their livelihoods.海水污染已经使渔民赖以谋生的成千上万条鱼儿死去。剑桥国际Routine office work is my bread and butter. 我靠日常的办公室工作谋生。译典通The boss called him to the office and sent him packing. 老板把他叫到办公室，叫他另谋生计。译典通The man went abroad, leaving his wife and children to shift for themselves. 那男人去了海外，留下妻子儿女自谋生计。译典通What do you do for a living? 你靠甚么谋生？牛津商务When his father died, Tom had to fend for himself. 汤姆在父亲死后只得自谋生计了。译典通 |
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