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 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。
• People think their livelihoods are in danger.
  人们认为他们的生计处在危险中。
• It seems to me to be too softly softly while people's livelihoods are ruined.
  在我看来太太太太太软蛋了，我们的生活都被毁掉了。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；