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
例子
The unemployed man is currently living off his savings until he finds a new job.
失业的男子目前靠他的积蓄生活，直到找到新工作。
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 survivalist lived off wild plants and insects in the wilderness.
生存主义者依靠野外的野生植物和昆虫为生。
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。
