subsisted
v.
(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去( subsist的过去式和过去分词 );
例句:
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Before liberation he subsisted on wild potatoes.
解放前他靠吃野薯度日.
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The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day.
犯人们每日三餐靠一碗稀粥度日。
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Survivors of the air crash subsisted on wild fruits.
空难事件的幸存者以野果维持生命.
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Makama says these people have subsisted off the land for generations.
来自VOA
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Our hunter-gatherer forbearers were tall, lean long-distance runners who subsisted on plants and protein.
来自WSJ
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People who subsisted on public resources were known as "paupers," and provision for them was a local undertaking.
来自WSJ