📝 例句

Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。

✅ 同义词

living subsistence survival sustenance

🔴 反义词

layoff leisure lockout joblessness

🔤 词根

hood
-hood表示“抽象概念”

📖 牛津释义

livelihood n (usu sing 通常作单数) (a) means of living; income 生活的手段; 生计; 收入 earn one's livelihood by teaching 靠教书为生 deprive sb of his livelihood 剥夺某人的生计. (b) way of earning a living; occupation 谋生之道; 职业 Farming is his sole livelihood. 他唯一的谋生之道就是务农.

🔁 扩展释义

*['laivlihud]n. 生计, 营生, 生活

🌿 同词根单词

childhood n. 童年，儿童时代;早期;
brotherhood n. 兄弟关系;手足情谊;兄弟会;（总称）同行;

📖 同为「公共英语」词汇

excel vt. 优于，擅长; vi. 胜过;
slump vi. 大幅度下降，暴跌;沉重或突然地落下[倒下]; n. （物价等的）暴跌;<美>（个人、球队等的）低潮状态;（销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降;（精神等的）消沉，萎靡;
fowl n. 鸡;家禽; v. 捕鸟;打鸟;捕野禽;
latch n. 门闩;弹簧锁; vt.& vi. 闩上;用碰锁锁上（门等）;抓住，占有;
tricky adj. 狡猾的;（形势、工作等）复杂的;机警的;微妙的;
wink vt. 使眼色;递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）;（指光）闪烁;闪亮; n. 眨眼;一眨眼间;闪烁; vi. 眨眼;使眼色;闪烁;
emigrant n. （从本国移往他国的）移民; adj. 移居的，移民的，侨居的;
motorcycle n. 摩托车;机动车; vi. 骑摩托车;
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🗣️ 情景例句

If Shylock cuts deep enough, I'll pay him back with all my heart.
要是夏洛克割得够深的话，我就要以整个心偿还他的债了。
This in turn had an effect on the food supply for wolves.
这样又影响了狼的食物供应。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。
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📊 同为高级词汇

moth n. 飞蛾，蛾子;
unusually adv. 非常;不寻常地，异乎寻常地;显著地;出奇;
remodel vt. 改造, 改型, 改变
acceptable adj. 可接受的;合意的;（社会上）认同的;（礼物等）令人满意的;
mash n. 麦芽浆;麦麸;糊状物，浆状物;（捣成的）泥，（碾碎的）颗粒; vt. 捣碎，磨碎;捣成糊状的混和物;〈俚〉调情，挑逗（异性）;
duly adv. 及时，按时;适当地;充分地;
tempting adj. 吸引人的;诱人的; v. 引诱或怂恿（某人）干不正当的事( tempt的现在分词);
scamper n. 蹦跳, 奔跑, 浏览\\nvi. 蹦跳, 奔跑, 浏览
earthworm n. 蚯蚓
irrigation n. 灌溉;水利;[医]冲洗;冲注洗剂;
swollen adj. 膨胀的;肿起的;涨满的; v. 增强，肿胀，鼓起(swell的过去式和过去分词);
coinage n. 货币制度;
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🔤 更多 L 开头的单词

lagging angle
lappy
lay reader
leis
leukocyte
like a square peg in a round hole
LISP program
lon
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