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hand-to-mouth

/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/

翻译: 形容人仅能勉强维持生计,手头拮据,没有积蓄或余钱,常指收入刚够糊口、入不敷出。

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adjective

/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/B2formal
  • zh形容人仅能勉强维持生计,手头拮据,没有积蓄或余钱,常指收入刚够糊口、入不敷出。

Describes a situation where someone has only enough money or resources to survive, with no savings or extra for the future.

  1. Providing only bare essentialsB2formal

    Describing a situation where a person or group has just enough money or resources to survive, with nothing left for savings or extras.

    zh勉强糊口

    • They lived a hand-to-mouth existence after losing their jobs.
    • Many families in the region are forced into a hand-to-mouth lifestyle.
    • His hand-to-mouth income barely covered rent and food.

    同义词brokedestitutehard upimpecuniousimpoverishedindigentneedypenuriouspoverty-stricken

    反义词affluentcomfortableprosperoussecurewealthy

词形
  • more hand-to-mouth comparative form
  • most hand-to-mouth superlative form