单词 | subsist |
释义 | subsist (səbsɪst ) Word forms: subsists , subsisting , subsisted verb If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. [formal] The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day. [VERB + on] Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist. [VERB] Synonyms: stay alive, survive, keep going, make ends meet |
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