单词 | live off |
释义 | live offverb lived off; living off; lives off transitive verb : to use (something or someone) as the main source of what one needs to survive (such as money or food) … the indigenous … people, who have inhabited the rain forest of Irian Jaya, living off the land, for thousands of years.—Eyal Press … the fish goes into a kind of hibernation, living off its reserves of fat …—Mark Carwardine … she is one of the few Iditarod competitors who have turned professional, living off race winnings.—National Wildlife … a growing subculture of people who have reduced their spending habits and live off consumer waste.—Erika Hayasaki Max lives off his father …—Harold Beaver |
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