the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive 勉强维持生活 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 subsistence crops 生存作物 Our ancestors lived in basic subsistence economies where cash never changed hands. 我们的祖先生活在基本的自给经济中,现金从未转手。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- basic
- agriculture
- farming
- farmer
- …
- a level of subsistence
- means of subsistence