subsists; subsisted; subsisting
subsists; subsisted; subsisting
Learner's definition of SUBSIST
[no object] formal
: to exist or continue to exist存在；继续存在
subsist on
[phrasal verb] subsist on (something)
: to use (something) as a way to stay alive : to live on (something)以…维持生活；靠…生活 -
poor people subsisting on just one or two dollars a day一天仅靠一到两美元维持生计的穷人
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The villagers subsist almost entirely on rice and fish.村民几乎全靠稻米和鱼过活。
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(humorous) My brother subsists on [=eats a lot of] pizza.我弟弟只吃比萨饼。