新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

subsistence

英  [səbˈsɪstəns]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1自给自足的

    In subsistence farming or subsistence agriculture, farmers produce food to eat themselves rather than to sell.

    双语例句

    例:

    Many Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.

    许多纳米比亚人是居住在居住在干旱的边境地区自给自足的农民。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 生存

    Subsistence is the condition of just having enough food or money to stay alive.

    双语例句

    例:

    below the subsistence level.

    在生存线之下。