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

• It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.
  这给许多人提供了生计。
• 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。
• 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。
• Obtain employment is the people's livelihood this, have important sense to whole society is produced and developing.
  就业是民生之本，对整个社会生产和发展具有重要意义。
• Consideration must be given to both the development of production and the improvement of the people's livelihood.
  发展生产和改善人民生活二者必须兼顾。
• To develop agriculture is all important to the national economy and the people's livelihood.
  发展农业是有关国计民生的大事。
• The people, their livelihood secure, now have the leisure to take up sports.
  现在人民生活有了保障，就有时间参加体育活动了。
• 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。
• 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。