| 单词 | live on sth |
| 释义 | live on sthphrasal verbto eat a particular type of food to exist; to have enough money for the basic things you need to live以食⋯为生；靠⋯维持生活◆small birds live mainly on insects.小鸟主要靠吃昆虫为生。◆my salary isn't enough for us to live on.仅靠我的薪水我们没法过活。◆you don't want to end up living on benefits (= money from the state).你不想到最后靠政府救济过日子吧。ⓘ live on sth can also be used in a disapproving way to mean 'to eat only or a lot of a particular type of food'. * live on sth 也可用于贬义，表示只吃某种食物或大量吃某种食物◆she seems to live on burgers.她好像靠吃汉堡包为生。 live on sth 1. to have sth as your only food 以…为粮食；以…维持生命: ◇to live on bread and water 以面包和水维持生命 2. to manage to buy what you need to live 设法买到生活必需品: ◇i don't know how they live on so little money! 我不知道他们靠这么一点钱怎样过活！ |
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