live on

英 [lɪv ɒn]

美 [lɪv ɑːn]

靠（某一数目的钱）过活; 靠（某一收入来源）过活; （动物）靠吃（某种食物）维持生命，以…为食; （人）以…为主要食物; 继续活着

柯林斯词典

• → see:live 7
• PHRASAL VERB 继续活着
  If someonelives on, they continue to be alive for a long time after a particular point in time or after a particular event.
  1. I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me.
     我知道这种可怕的病毒会让我的生命提前结束，但丹尼尔会在我死后继续活下去。

英英释义

verb

• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?
  Synonym:survivelastlivegoendurehold uphold out

双语例句

• I live on an invalidity pension.
  我靠伤残养老金过活。
• She had given all her estate to charitable purposes, reserving only twelve pounds a year to live on.
  她拿出全部家产，用作慈善事业，一年只留12镑，以此为生。
• He used to live on the estate.
  他过去曾住在那个住宅区。
• I have always wanted to live on an island in the middle of a lake.
  我总是想在一个湖心小岛上生活。
• The people find it hard to live on.
  民不聊生。
• The concert will be broadcast live on television and radio
  音乐会将通过电视和广播现场直播。
• Sheep live on grass.
  羊靠青草生活。
• They live on the other side of the street.
  他们住在马路的另一边。
• The press conference was broadcast live on Polish television.
  波兰电视台现场直播了记者招待会。
• You can't live on rice alone.
  你单单吃米饭是不行的。