subsists on 食物、资源维持生存
barely subsists 勉强维持生存
society subsists 社会维持存在
subsists under 条件或环境下生存
subsists economically 经济上维持生活
1. Many small communities subsist on farming and fishing.
许多小社区靠农业和渔业维持生存。
2. He subsists on very little money after retirement.
退休后他靠很少的钱勉强维持生活。
3. Ancient traditions still subsist in remote villages.
古老的传统仍然在偏远村落中延续。
A: How do they subsist in such a harsh environment?
A：他们在如此恶劣的环境下是如何维持生存的？
B: Mostly by hunting and gathering local resources.
B：主要依靠狩猎和采集当地资源生存。
1) 维持生存
2) 靠有限资源生活
3) 持续存在或保持
4) 勉强维持
1. 靠…维持生活，生存
e.g.
They subsist on a diet of rice and beans.
他们靠米和豆类维持生计。
2. 存在，继续存在
e.g.
Some ancient customs still subsist today.
一些古老的习俗至今仍然存在。
verb
1. To continue to live, exist, or be maintained, especially with minimal resources.
Synonym: survive, endure, persist