短语 | live on |
释义 | live on 1. if something lives on, it continues to exist继续存在着:•Alice's memory will live on.艾丽斯会一直留在大家的记忆里。2. live on sth to have a particular amount of money to buy food and other necessary things依靠某物生活:•I don't know how they manage to live on £55 a week.我不知道他们一个星期 55 英镑是怎么过日子的。•the number of families who live on benefits靠救济过日子的家庭数量3. live on sth to eat a lot of a particular type of food主要吃某种食物:•They live on bread and potatoes.他们以面包和马铃薯为主食。•He practically lives on fish and chips!他几乎以吃炸鱼和薯条为主!ˌlive ˈonto continue to live or exist继续活着;继续存在She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.她十年前就去世了,但她还留在人们的记忆中。live on1. have…as food or diet; rely on as food 以…为食   * They live chiefly on rice. 他们以米为主食。   * He lives on plain food. 他靠粗茶淡饭度日。2. depend upon for support, etc. 靠…过活   * How can he manage to live on that pension? 依靠那点养老金他怎样生活呢?   * He lost his job and lived on credit. 他失去了工作,靠借贷过日子。   * I can't live on air!我总不能靠喝西北风过日子!   * Don't live on rumourmongering and lying. 不要靠造谣说谎过日子。3. continue to live; continue 继续活着;继续存在   * He will die, but his fame will live on after him. 他是要死的,但是他的声誉将永存。   * These traditions will live on for centuries. 这些传统将世代相传。live on one's name/reputation keep one's position or continue to earn money because one has been successful in the past 靠过去的名声维持生活(或挣钱);吃老本   * Tom has only written one bestselling book; he can't live on his reputation for ever. 汤姆只写了一本畅销书,他不能只靠这本书的名声过一辈子。live on1.靠……生活;靠……维持地位或名誉:The poor mother and her children lived on her sewing and some casual tasks.贫穷的母亲和她的孩子们靠她的针线活和一些临时工作生活。2.以……为主食:There is no grain growing on that island,the inhabitants there live on wild fruits and wild animals.那个岛上不生长粮食,当地居民们以野生果实和野兽为主食。 |
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