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| 1 | C usually singular money that you earn to live on 收入；生计 |
| They sell antiques for a living. 他们以卖古董为生。 |
| earnmake a living She makes a living as a music teacher. 她靠教音乐谋生。 |
| do sth for a living (=as a job) Do you know what she does for a living? 靠做某事谋生 |
| scratchscrape out a living (=have difficulty in making enough money) However hard they worked to scrape out a living, they would always be poor. 勉强维持生计 |
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| 2 | U a particular type of life 生活方式 |
| the strains and stresses of modern living 现代生活的紧张和压力 |
| a few helpful hints for healthy living 一些关于健康生活方式的有益提示 |
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| 3 | C the position of a priest belonging to the Church of England or the income they get from it （英国的）牧师职位，牧师的俸金 |
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