| 词汇 | example_english_mere-subsistence |
| 释义 | mere subsistencecollocation in Englishmeanings of mereand subsistenceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with subsistence. mere adjective[before noun] uk /mɪər/ us /mɪr/ used to emphasize that something is not large ... See more at mere subsistence noun[U] uk /səbˈsɪs.təns/ us /səbˈsɪs.təns/ the state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but ... See more at subsistence Examples of mere subsistenceThese 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. Meresubsistence economies at home would have been incompatible with the life style and aspirations of ruling families. There is not a colliery owner in this country who keeps his ponies at a meresubsistence level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He believed it to be the minimum standard on which a family of five could be kept in meresubsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer is that people settled on the land in this country will not be content with meresubsistence; they will expect more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is surely not that the persons should have meresubsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that they should be meresubsistence level pensions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, however, better, as has been said by many speakers to-day, to provide men with work rather than with meresubsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have learned that an appeal had to be made for a meresubsistence wage to keep the miners alive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a matter only of meresubsistence, of the necessities of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None the less, many of the under-developed countries—call them what you will—still have a desperate struggle even to maintain a meresubsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question is whether we, under those unfortunate circumstances, can assist them economically and physically to survive above the meresubsistence level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want our wives to have something more than meresubsistence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their diet, if they are lucky, is at the meresubsistence level of 350 calories a day, and there are 30,000 refugees with no shelter at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There he worked on the roads for a meresubsistence for several months, then started as a fruit vender. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This demonstrates that hunter-gatherers do not exist on a meresubsistence economy but rather live among plenty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of mere Go to the definition of subsistence See other collocations with subsistence |
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