livelihood

英['laivlihud]美['laivlihud]

n.[C,U]
生计，赚钱谋生的手段

同：	[n.] bread and butter, keep, living, support

The emigrant found his livelihood almost immediately on arrival
这些移民一到就能找到生计。收藏
Nowadays it is not easy to earn a livelihood / a living.
现今谋生不易。收藏
Agriculture is of vital importance to the nation's economy and the people's livelihood
农业关系国计民生极大。收藏
There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood(W.Somerset Maugham)
没有什么象不断地忧虑着自己如何谋生那样丢脸的事了(W.萨默塞特·莫姆)收藏
Well-directed tittle-tattle may easily causes its victim to lose his or her livelihood
针对性很强的聊天，很容易使受害者丢掉饭碗。收藏

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the financial means whereby one lives
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
[同] keep, bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance

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