subsist
US /səbˈsɪst/
UK /səbˈsɪst/
動詞
1.
維持生計, 生存, 存在
maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level
範例:
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Many families in the region subsist on less than a dollar a day.
該地區許多家庭每天靠不到一美元維持生計。
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They had to subsist on wild berries and roots during their journey.
他們在旅途中不得不靠野漿果和根莖維持生命。
2.
存在, 持續, 留存
remain in being; continue to exist
範例:
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The ancient traditions still subsist in some remote villages.
古老的傳統在一些偏遠村莊仍然存在。
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Despite the challenges, their hope continued to subsist.
儘管面臨挑戰，他們的希望仍然存在。
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