live on
靠 ... 过活, 以 ... 为主食, 继续存在
例句与用法:
We live on the same block.
我们住在同一个街区。
I live on campus.
我住在校园内。
I live on the top floor.
我住在顶层。
I had to live on bread and water when I was a student.
我上大学时只能靠粗茶淡饭过活。
The Irish used to live on a diet of potatoes.
爱尔兰人过去用马铃薯作为主食。
People have to live on something more nourishing than hope.
人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。
You can't live on bread alone.
你不能仅靠面包维生。
ph.
靠……生活; 以……为食
live onlive on1.■继续活着; 继续存在He's ninety, but still he lives on.他90岁了, 还健在。These traditions will live on for centuries.这些传统将世代相传。The composer's works will always live on.这位作曲家的作品将永远留在人间。2.■住在…上I have always wanted to live on an island in the middle of a lake.我总是想在一座湖心小岛上生活。3.■以…为食; 靠…为生Most of Asians live on rice.多数亚洲人以大米为主食。She still lives on her parents.她依靠父母生活。That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
live on1.■居住于…上:He lives on a lonely island.他住在一座孤岛上。2.■继续活着;继续存在:His father-in-law lives on despite the car accident.尽管出了车祸,他的岳父仍然活下来。3.■靠…生活,以…维持生命[亦作live upon]:He still lived on his parents after graduation.毕业之后他仍然靠父母生活。4.■以…为主食;以…为规定的饮食[亦作live upon]:A panda lives on bamboo leaves.熊猫以吃竹叶为生。