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

• The flood was a danger to the livelihood of the inhabitants there.
  水灾对那里居民的生计是个威胁。
• They depended on animal husbandry for their livelihood.
  他们以畜牧业为生。
• Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
  大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
• 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。
• 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；
• We all face the task of growing economy and improving people's livelihood.
  我们面临着发展经济、提高人民生活水平的共同任务，相互学习与合作空间十分广阔。
• This is the new increase the people's livelihood of big problem.
  这是新增加的民生大问题。
• 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。
• We made overall plans and efforts to guarantee economic growth, value people's livelihood and ensure social stability.
  我们作出了全面部署和努力，以保证经济增长，价值民生和确保社会稳定。
• A base person, I can't stand it in my livelihood.
  一个基地的人，我不能站在我的生计。