live off
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living off
过去式
lived off
过去完成时
lived off
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靠...生活, 依赖...生存
to financially survive by depending on someone or something else
及物动词
- The unemployed man is currently living off his savings until he finds a new job.
失业的男子目前靠他的积蓄生活，直到找到新工作。
- She has been able to live off her savings for the past year.
过去一年，她一直能够靠她的储蓄生活。
- Many students live off their parents' support while attending university.
许多学生在大学期间 依靠 父母的支持生活。
- They live off the land, growing their own food and raising livestock.
他们靠土地生活，自己种植食物和饲养牲畜。
- He lives off the royalties from his successful book series.
他靠他成功的系列书籍的版税生活。
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靠...生活, 以...为食
to depend on a particular food for survival
及物动词
- The survivalist lived off wild plants and insects in the wilderness.
生存主义者依靠野外的野生植物和昆虫为生。
- The family lived off potatoes and bread during the time of famine.
在饥荒时期，这家人靠土豆和面包为生。
- The astronaut lived off specially prepared freeze-dried meals during their mission in space.
宇航员在太空任务期间 依靠 特别准备的冻干食品为生。
- Many people in the region lived off rice as their staple food.
该地区的许多人依靠大米作为主食。
- The castaways lived off coconuts and fish during their time on the island.
漂流者在岛上期间靠椰子和鱼为生。