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

• 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。
• 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。
• It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
  它警告说，这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。
• 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；
• Conservationists have long recognised the role of forests in supporting indigenous people's livelihoods in developing countries.
  自然保护人士长久以来认识到了森林在支持发展中国家的土著居民的生计方面的角色。
• Until that model is fixed, our Nation's jobs and the livelihoods of our constituents are in jeopardy.
  在此之前，这是一个固定的模式，我们国家的就业和生计的成分处于危险之中。
• The floods have had a severe effect on the livelihoods of truck farmers in the area.
  洪水对本地区菜农的生计有很严重的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• A health crisis in one country can impact livelihoods and economies in many parts of the world.
  一个国家的卫生危机可以影响到世界上许多地方的生计和经济。