live hand to mouth 勉强糊口

时间：2023-01-29 06:35:25

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短语 “live hand to mouth” 的意思是 “只有足够的钱支付食物和住所等基本生活必需品，勉强糊口，日子过得紧紧巴巴的”。

例句

I don't earn¹ much money, so I have to live hand to mouth.

我挣的钱不多，所以只能勉强糊口。

I've just lost my job, so I'm now living² hand to mouth.

我刚刚失业，所以现在勉强对付着过日子。

When I was³ young, I was happy even⁴ though⁵ I lived hand to mouth.

年轻的时候，我吃一顿算一顿，勉强度日，但那时我很快乐。

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1 earn
v.嫌得；挣得
参考例句：
Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。 I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

2 living
adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计
参考例句：
Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。 I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

3 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 even
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
参考例句：
It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。 He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

5 though
conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而
参考例句：
It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。 I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。