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TOEFL BNC: 9493 COCA: 9184

livelihood

noun
/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]
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  1. a means of earning money in order to live賺錢謀生的手段；生計 synonym living
    • Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.島上的居民靠捕鲸爲生。
    • a means/source of livelihood生計；生活來源
    Extra Examples
    • The boat was his main source of livelihood.這條船是他主要的生活來源。
    • The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.新法律對數以千計農民的生計造成威脅。
    • an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age使您晚年生活有保障的保險單
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + livelihood
    • earn
    • gain
    • provide
    • …
    livelihood + verb
    • depend on something
    phrases
    • a means of livelihood
    • a source of livelihood
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    Word OriginOld English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th cent. was due to association with lively and -hood.
TOEFL BNC: 9493 COCA: 9184
livelihood

noun

VERB + LIVELIHOOD | LIVELIHOOD + VERB | PHRASES VERB + LIVELIHOOD➤earn, gain謀生➤provide提供生計◇Fishing provides a livelihood for many people.捕魚為許多人提供了生計。➤protect, secure使生計有保障◇an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age使您晚年生活有保障的保險單➤affect, threaten影響／威脅生計◇The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.新法律對數以千計農民的生計造成威脅。➤destroy, take away破壞／剝奪生計➤lose失去生計LIVELIHOOD + VERB➤depend on sth靠⋯為生◇people whose livelihood depends on the forest靠森林生活的人們PHRASES➤a means of livelihood, a source of livelihood謀生手段；生活來源◇The boat was his main source of livelihood.這條船是他主要的生活來源。
TOEFL BNC: 9493 COCA: 9184
TOEFL BNC: 9493 COCA: 9184

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