livelihood

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托福 Collins 1

n the financial means whereby one lives

n. 生计, 营生, 生活

Collins 星级

9,493

BNC 频率

9,184

使用频率

livelihood 由两个部分组成：live（生活）和hood（状态、性质）。整体意思是“生计”，即维持生活的方式或状态。

例句

1. Many people depend on fishing for their livelihood.

很多人依靠捕鱼为生。

2. She started a small business to support her livelihood.

她开了一家小商店来支持自己的生计。

3. Losing his job made it difficult for him to maintain his livelihood.

失去工作让他维持生计变得困难。