sub·sist·ence
noun/səbˈsɪstəns/
/səbˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable]- 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自给自足的经济环境中，现金永远不会易手。 - 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
- Many families are living below the level of subsistence.