subsist
/səbˈsɪst/📚 18010 71托福If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. 生存
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 存在；维持生活
The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day.
犯人一天三次靠一杯最差的粥维持生活。
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 供养
Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
sub(在…下面) + sist(站立) → 站在下面 → 生存
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- According to the common definition, hunter-gathers are those who subsist by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants. 根据常见定义，捕集者是指那些以捕猎野生动物和采集野生植物为生的人。
- She has to get a casual work to subsist. 她不得不找一个临时工作维持生活。