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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The disease can wipe out entire pig populations and has serious impact on food security and livelihoods.
  该疾病可摧毁整个猪种群并给粮食安全和生计造成严重影响。
• 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；
• Several examples show how poor communities can enhance their livelihoods through ICTs.
  几个例子表明了贫困社区如何能够通过ICT改善他们的生计。
• The different roles that livestock plays in the livelihoods of different people are completely masked.
  牲畜在不同的人们的生计中起的不同作用被完全掩盖了。
• Many of them lost their homes and livelihoods.
  他们中许多人都已失去了房子和生计。
• 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。
• 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。