subsist
英 /səb'sist/
中文释义
vi. 存活，生存
v. to maintain or support oneself.
常用搭配
- subsist on以...为生
- subsist through hardship在困境中生存
- barely subsist勉强维持
例句
- The stranded hikers had to subsist on berries.被困的徒步者只能靠野果充饥。
- During the startup's early days, staff subsisted on tiny salaries.创业初期，员工靠微薄的薪水勉强度日。