to live off
Pronunciation
/lˈaɪv ˈɔf/
British pronunciation
/lˈaɪv ˈɒf/

英語での「live off」の定義と意味

to live off
[phrase form: live]
01

依存して生活する, に頼って生きる

to financially survive by depending on someone or something else
Transitive: to live off a financial resource
to live off definition and meaning
example
The unemployed man is currently living off his savings until he finds a new job.
失業中の男性は、新しい仕事を見つけるまで現在貯金で生計を立てています
She has been able to live off her savings for the past year.
彼女は過去1年間、貯金で生活することができた
02

に依存して生きる, を食べて生きる

to depend on a particular food for survival
Transitive: to live off specific food items
example
The survivalist lived off wild plants and insects in the wilderness.
そのサバイバリストは野生の植物や昆虫を食べて生きていた
The family lived off potatoes and bread during the time of famine.
その家族は飢饉の間、ジャガイモとパンで生き延びた
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