subsist
英 [s?b's?st]
美[s?b's?st]
- vi. 存在；维持生活
- vt. 供养
GRETOEFL畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?subsists;过去式:?subsisted;过去分词:?subsisted;现在分词:?subsisting;
中文词源
subsist 维持生活，度日
sub-,在下，-sist,站立，词源同 stand,assist.引申比喻义勉强维持生活，度日等。
英文词源
- subsist (v.)
- 1540s, "to exist;" c. 1600, "retain the existing state," from Middle French subsister and directly from Latin subsistere "to stand still or firm, take a stand, take position; abide, hold out," from sub "under, up to" (see sub-) + sistere "to assume a standing position, stand still, remain; set, place, cause to stand still" (see assist (v.)). Meaning "to support oneself" (in a certain way) is from 1640s. Related: Subsisted; subsisting.
双语例句
- 1. Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
- 老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist.
- 只是为了维持生计，几乎每个职员都要偷偷地做兼职。
来自辞典例句
- 3. The living things on the earth could not subsist on Mars.
- 地球上的生物不可能在火星上生存.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We are unable to subsist without air and water.
- 没有空气和水我们就活不下去.
来自辞典例句
- 5. A club cannot subsist without members.
- 俱乐部没有会员就无法存在.
来自辞典例句