hand-to-mouth
adjective
uk/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/us/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/having only just enoughmoneytolive:
仅够糊口，勉强度日Lowwagesmeana hand-to-mouthexistencefor manypeople.低收入对很多人来说意味着紧巴巴的生活。
| 单词 | hand-to-mouth |
| 释义 | hand-to-mouth adjective uk/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/us/ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/having only just enoughmoneytolive: 仅够糊口，勉强度日Lowwagesmeana hand-to-mouthexistencefor manypeople.低收入对很多人来说意味着紧巴巴的生活。 Examplesofhand-to-mouthhand-to-mouth Apprehension means showing fear of the parent immediately upon return after a brief separation, for example by ahand-to-mouthmovement. From theCambridge English Corpus Ahand-to-mouthexistence involved difficulty in paying his landlady and even a threatened eviction. From theCambridge English Corpus Theirhand-to-mouthexistence has prompted last resort strategies of rural asset disposal and sale of labour on exploitative terms. From theCambridge English Corpus This may be explained by swallowing water during showering, by transmission through aerosols or by contamination of hands followinghand-to-mouthtransmission. From theCambridge English Corpus That is why we do not work on ahand-to-mouthbasis, constantly chopping and changing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The loss of efficiency in ahand-to-mouth, slipshod existence, is a feature with which all who have any knowledge of industry are very well acquainted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The professions who work there have ahand-to-mouthexistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The company is still operating on ahand-to-mouthbasis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my opinion there will not be any large numbers of houses built, and it will be a sort ofhand-to-mouthbusiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their policy day by day grows more common to buy just what is wanted fromhand-to-mouth, and, indeed, to keep as small reserves as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He painted a picture of ahand-to-mouthexistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, up to now there have been ahand-to-mouthexistence and some doubts about the future as to which way tariffs would move. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I rather enjoy this sort ofhand-to-mouthbusiness but others may find it a little difficult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In very difficult circumstances, they are being forced to live ahand-to-mouthexistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No successful business could ever function on thishand-to-mouthbasis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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