汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 过活
过活 (過活)
to live one's life / to make a living
〈动〉生活;过日子:那时,一家人就靠父亲做工~。
() guò huó
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我们靠吃大米过活

We existed on a diet of rice.

但是现在靠地道过活

But we live off the tunnels.

祝你龙年带着好心情过活

I wish you a good mood with a live dragon!

你靠每周四十英镑没法过活

You can't live on forty pounds a week.

她靠这点微薄的工资怎么过活

How does she get by on such a small salary?

他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活

They would rather work than live on welfare.

这家人不得不靠向当地的商家赊账过活

The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants.

你不能替孩子过活,只能在出现问题时帮忙解决。

You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.

宫城县的渔民说:“我靠那极少的退休金过活。”

Fisherman, Ishinomaki, said, "I am living on my pension, which is little."

他只有一次机会搭弓射箭,大快朵颐或者挨饿过活,成败在此一举。

He had only one shot with his bow and arrow. With that shot, everyone ate or everyone starved.