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

• We understand people's worries about the effects on their jobs and livelihoods of a global slowdown.
  我们担心全球的局势对他们的就业和生活带来负面影响，这是可以理解的。
• It gives us food to eat, the air we breathe, and livelihoods for millions of people.
  我们吃的食物、我们呼吸的空气以及千百万人的生计都是海洋给予的。
• 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。
• Many of them lost their homes and livelihoods.
  他们中许多人都已失去了房子和生计。
• It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
  它警告说，这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。
• In Kenya one of the worst droughts in living memory devastated Maasai livestock and livelihoods.
  在肯尼亚，人们记忆中最严重的干旱毁灭了玛赛人的家畜，同样也毁灭了他们的生活。
• The floods have had a severe effect on the livelihoods of truck farmers in the area.
  洪水对本地区菜农的生计有很严重的影响。
• Governments concerned with impacts on health, financial systems, and livelihoods of poor farmers and families.
  各国政府对禽流感重现对卫生和金融系统以及贫困农民和家庭生计的影响表示关切。
• Opponents say mines often pollute nearby rivers and seas, damaging the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen;
  反对者认为，采矿常常污染周边河流及海域，因此将危及农民和渔夫的生计；
• The intention was to enable families to resume normal household activities and to provide a platform for re-establishing livelihoods.
  其目的是恢复正常的家庭活动，并提供一个重建生计的平台。