维持生计

　　earn a living 营生;谋生，维持生活

　　make a living 谋生;营生;赚钱过活;糊口谋生

　　keep body and soul together 仅够维持生活

　　boil the pot 谋生;糊口;写粗劣作品;（文章）粗制滥造

　　keep the pot boiling v.谋生，维持生活，使保持活泼

　　scrape a living 勉强够维持生活

　　双语例句

　　1、你别指望靠画画能维持生计。

　　You can't expect to earn a living from your painting.

　　2、许多农民依靠他们的绵羊和奶牛维持生计。

　　Many farmers their sheep and cows to make a living.

　　3、我的工资仅够维持生计。

　　My wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.

　　4、他十来岁就得挣钱糊口。

　　He had to boil the pot when he was a teenager.

　　5、为了维持生活, 爷爷干起了修鞋。

　　For keep the pot boiling, grandfather doing rose to mend shoes.

　　6、他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。

　　He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist. 《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》