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sub·sist·enceBrE /səbˈsɪstəns/NAmE /səbˈsɪstəns/ noun [U] 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◆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。 |