Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as "what I play for a living".
路易斯·阿姆斯特朗把爵士乐简明扼要地定义为“我一门糊口的手艺”。
柯林斯例句
He was reduced to begging for a living.
他不得不以乞讨为生。
柯林斯例句
In those years they were forced to beg for a living.
那些年他们被迫乞讨维生.
《简明英汉词典》
They log for a living.
他们以伐木为生.
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He teaches for a living.
他以教书为生.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
You know, Brian, whatever you may think, I work hard for a living.
布赖恩，你知道，不论你怎么看，我都是在为生计而拼命工作。
柯林斯例句
I went for a living-in job, but the room I was given was a hovel.
我找了份提供住所的工作，但分给我的房间简直不是人住的地方。
柯林斯例句
85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living.
85%的人说如果存在其他选择，他们不会出卖肉体谋生。
柯林斯例句
People's jaws drop when Tom tells them what he does for a living.
当汤姆告诉人们他以什么谋生时,他们脸上露出了失望的神情.
《简明英汉词典》
The writer has sold out his artistic standards and now just writes for a living.
这个作家已背弃了他原来的艺术标准,现在只是卖文为生.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I was Olympic champion but I had to go out into the real world and work for a living.
我是奥运冠军，但是我不得不走进现实生活工作谋生。
柯林斯例句
His success in amateur theatricals led him on to think he could tread the boards for a living.
他业余演戏很成功,他因此觉得自己可以以演戏为生.
《简明英汉词典》
Millions of people hunt and fish for a living.
许多人打猎和捕鱼为生.
辞典例句
He had not even hinted at what he did for a living.
他以何为生?他一点也没透露过.
辞典例句
He is grubbing for a living.
他正为生活而辛苦工作着.
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