subsistence level
US /səbˈsɪstəns ˈlɛvəl/
UK /səbˈsɪstəns ˈlɛvəl/
名词
温饱线
a standard of living that provides only the bare necessities of life
示例:
•
Many families in the region live below the subsistence level.
该地区许多家庭生活在温饱线以下。
•
Their income barely reaches the subsistence level.
他们的收入勉强达到温饱线。