to live off
[phrase form: live]
01
靠...生活, 依赖...生存
to financially survive by depending on someone or something else
Transitive: to live off a financial resource
语法信息
形态构成
短语
状态动词
规则
不可分离
小品词
off
基本动词
live
现在时
live off
第三人称单数
lives off
现在分词
living off
一般过去时
lived off
过去分词
lived off
例子
She has been able to live off her savings for the past year.
过去一年，她一直能够靠她的储蓄生活。
02
靠...生活, 以...为食
to depend on a particular food for survival
Transitive: to live off specific food items
例子
The family lived off potatoes and bread during the time of famine.
在饥荒时期，这家人靠土豆和面包为生。
