live upon

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  • na.以…为主食；靠…生活；继续活着；靠［吃］…生活
  • Web以……为主食；靠……为生；以…为食
Simple Present：lives on  Present Participle：living on  Past Tense：lived on  

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Web Definition

na.
1.
以...为主食
2.
靠...生活
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继续活着
4.
靠［吃］...生活
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以...为主食
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靠...生活
3.
继续活着
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靠［吃］...生活

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Definition:
AllAll,以…为主食以…为主食,靠…生活靠…生活,继续活着继续活着,靠［吃］…生活靠［吃］…生活,以……为主食以……为主食,靠……为生靠……为生,以…为食以…为食
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Marriage is always a hopeless idiocy for a woman who has enough of her own to live upon.
对一个自己有足够的生活资料的女人来说，结婚是一种不可救药的极端愚蠢的行为。
duì yī gè zì jǐ yǒu zú gòu de shēng huó zī liào de nǚ rén lái shuō , jié hūn shì yī zhǒng bù kě jiù yào de jí duān yú chǔn de xíng wéi 。
2.
The regularity with which he did this smacked of some one who was waiting to live upon her labour.
他每天要都照例问她这个，有点像是要靠她的劳动而过活的味道。
tā měi tiān yào dōu zhào lì wèn tā zhè ge , yǒu diǎn xiàng shì yào kào tā de láo dòng ér guò huó de wèi dào 。
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3.
Because yellow is beamed upon earth each day and all that live upon her, it is difficult to lose such a tone of creation.
因为黄色每天被播到地球及她上面所有的生命，它是不易被丢失的音调。
yīn wèi huáng sè měi tiān bèi bō dào dì qiú jí tā shàng mian suǒ yǒu de shēng mìng , tā shì bú yì bèi diū shī de yīn diào 。
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4.
I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help.
我相信韦翰极其希望在宫廷里找份差事做做。要是再没有别人帮帮忙，我们便很难维持生计了。
wǒ xiāng xìn wéi hàn jí qí xī wàng zài gōng tíng lǐ zhǎo fèn chāi shi zuò zuò 。 yào shi zài méi yǒu bié rén bāng bāng máng , wǒ men biàn hěn nán wéi chí shēng jì le 。
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5.
also your intention to do so will help both you and the land you live upon or waterways you are near to also self heal.
而你这样做的意愿，也将既帮助你，也帮助你所居住的大地或附近水域来自我疗愈。
ér nǐ zhè yàng zuò de yì yuàn , yě jiāng jì bāng zhù nǐ , yě bāng zhù nǐ suǒ jū zhù de dà dì huò fù jìn shuǐ yù lái zì wǒ liáo yù 。
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6.
the problem first must be corrected in all who live upon the land.
问题首先必须从生活在岛上的所有人们当中进行纠正。
wèn tí shǒu xiān bì xū cóng shēng huó zài dǎo shàng de suǒ yǒu rén men dāng zhōng jìn xíng jiū zhèng 。
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7.
They replies : "The dew. " The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
它们回答说：“是露水。”那驴就决定他应该只靠露水生活，于是过不久它就饿死了。
tā men huí dá shuō : " shì lù shui 。 " nà lǘ jiù jué dìng tā yīng gāi zhǐ kào lù shui shēng huó , yú shì guò bù jiǔ tā jiù è sǐ le 。
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8.
She loves the people that live upon her and encourages them to appreciate her.
她爱着居住在她上面的人们，并鼓励你们去感激她。
tā ài zhe jū zhù zài tā shàng mian de rén men , bìng gǔ lì nǐ men qù gǎn jī tā 。
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9.
Why are so many geese relying upon grass seed from golf courses to live upon?
为什么有这么多的鹅依靠高尔夫球场上的草种为生？
wèi shén me yǒu zhè me duō de é yī kào gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng shàng de cǎo zhǒng wéi shēng ?
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10.
In the old society, the workers had little to live upon .
在旧社会工人靠微薄的收入生活。
zài jiù shè huì gōng rén kào wēi bó de shōu rù shēng huó 。
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