livelihoods

英 [ˈlaɪvlɪhʊdz]

美 [ˈlaɪvliˌhʊdz]

n.  赚钱謀生的手段; 生计
livelihood的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 营生；生计
  Yourlivelihoodis the job or other source of income that gives you the money to buy the things you need.
  1. ...fishermen who depend on the seas for their livelihood...
     靠大海为生的渔夫
  2. As a result of this conflict he lost both his home and his means of livelihood.
     这场冲突使他同时失去了住所和生计来源。

双语例句

• The move will protect biodiversity in the region and help thousands of indigenous people maintain sustainable livelihoods.
  这一举动将保护该地区的生物多样性，并帮助数以千计的当地居民维持可持续的生计。
• The impatience is understandable as daily lives, and livelihoods, are at stake.
  不耐烦是可以理解的，因为他们的日常生活和生计都受到了威胁。
• A health crisis in one country can impact livelihoods and economies in many parts of the world.
  一个国家的卫生危机可以影响到世界上许多地方的生计和经济。
• Several lives and billions of dollars from people's livelihoods were lost.
  一些人丧命，数十亿美元从人们的生活中消失了。
• Until that model is fixed, our Nation's jobs and the livelihoods of our constituents are in jeopardy.
  在此之前，这是一个固定的模式，我们国家的就业和生计的成分处于危险之中。
• According to the ministry, the priorities will be livelihoods and economic development.
  科技部提出，民生和经济发展将是规划的重点领域。
• People's awareness of how to protect their homes and livelihoods in the face of floods has improved drastically.
  这似乎很奏效，村民对于预防水灾、保护自己家园和生计的意识，比以前大为提高。
• The damages from the tsunami were immense, with loss of lives, houses, livelihoods, fishing boats and equipment.
  海啸造成了巨大的损害，损失了生命、住房、生活资料、渔船和设备。
• And climate change affects the livelihoods of farmers in China's Hunan province and in America's Midwest.
  气候变化既影响中国湖南省农民也影响美国中西部农民的生计。
• Hunger and poverty often compel the poor to overexploit the resources on which their own livelihoods depend.
  饥饿和贫困常常迫使穷人过度开采其赖以生存的资源。