livelihood

noun

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

[countable, usually singular, uncountable]

a means of earning money in order to live赚钱谋生的手段；生计 synonym living
- Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
- a means/source of livelihood生计；生活来源
- The boat was his main source of livelihood.这条船是他主要的生活来源。
- The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.新法律对数以千计农民的生计造成威胁。
- an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age使您晚年生活有保障的保险单
Collocations Dictionary
verb + livelihood
- earn
- gain
- provide
- …
livelihood + verb
- depend on something
phrases
- a means of livelihood
- a source of livelihood
词源Old English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th cent. was due to association with lively and -hood.

词汇	livelihood
释义	livelihood noun /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a means of earning money in order to live赚钱谋生的手段；生计 synonym living Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。 a means/source of livelihood生计；生活来源 The boat was his main source of livelihood.这条船是他主要的生活来源。 The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.新法律对数以千计农民的生计造成威胁。 an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age使您晚年生活有保障的保险单 Collocations Dictionaryverb + livelihood earn gain provide … livelihood + verb depend on something phrases a means of livelihood a source of livelihood 词源Old English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th cent. was due to association with lively and -hood.
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