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subsistence美 [səb'sɪstəns] 英 [səb'sɪstəns] n. survival,existence,maintenance,sustenance 1. | 勉强维持生活the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive |
| Many families are living below the level of subsistence. 许多家庭难以度日。 | | to live below (the) subsistence level 生活在基本生活水平线以下 | | They had no visible means of subsistence. 他们生计无着。 | | subsistence agriculture/farming(= growing enough only to live on, not to sell) 收成仅够自身口粮的自给农业 | | | | He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage(= enough money to buy only basic items) . 他一天工作 16 个小时，工资仅够勉强维持生计。 |
n. | 1. the condition of being or managing to stay alive, especially when there is only just enough food or money for survival 2. the condition of continuing to exist 3. the quality that something possesses of existing independently, timelessly, or by virtue of its essence 4. the ability to stay alive when you do not have much food or money 5. the smallest amount of food or money that you need to stay alive 1. the condition of being or managing to stay alive, especially when there is only just enough food or money for survival 2. the condition of continuing to exist 3. the quality that something possesses of existing independently, timelessly, or by virtue of its essence 4. the ability to stay alive when you do not have much food or money 5. the smallest amount of food or money that you need to stay alive |
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