| 词汇 | hand-to-mouth |
| 释义 | hand-to-mouth adjective uk /ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/ us /ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/ hand-to-mouthadjective (SPENDING MONEY)always spending money, eating food, etc. as soon as you get it, because you only just have enough to live: hand-to-mouth existenceLow wages mean a hand-to-mouth existence for many people.低收入对很多人来说意味着紧巴巴的生活。 When you're always hand-to-mouth, it's a struggle just to meet the basic necessities. (of a business, etc.) spending money, using materials, etc. as soon as they become available: The organization receives no government funding and relies on hand-to-mouth fundraising. Many of these enterprises only just survive on a hand-to-mouth basis. We were literally hand-to-mouth, we were so broke. Their hand-to-mouth survival strategy cannot last indefinitely. We expect the gap between demand and supply to narrow, but we are still likely to be hand-to-mouth through much of this year. There is a focus on the wealthiest institutions, but most colleges are much more hand-to-mouth. Coping and not coping balancing act be left holding the babyidiom bear up bite bite off more than you can chewidiom cut head hold juggling keep body and soul togetheridiom keep the wolf from the dooridiom keep your head above wateridiom keep/hold your end upidiom manage roll sink or swimidiom stretch to something stride subsist subsistence You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Success & failure in business hand-to-mouthadjective (TOUCH)involving the hand touching the mouth: Bacteria that a child picks up on their hands from a toy may be ingested via hand-to-mouth transfer. These peppers are seriously hot, so avoid hand-to-mouth contact when preparing them. Children's hand-to-mouth activity increases their exposure to toxins. An assistant appeared waving a plate of sandwiches and gesturing with a hand-to-mouth motion. The main route of exposure from contaminated soil is hand-to-mouth. Touching & feeling arm brush against someone/something dab at something felt fiddle fiddle (around) with something get to second baseidiom handle kiss nudge paw pet play with something retexture second base shave tactile tactilely tactility touch hand-to-mouth adverb uk /ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/ in a way that involves always spending money, eating food, etc. as soon as you get it, because you only just have enough to live: live hand-to-mouthThey lived hand-to-mouth in an overcrowded flat with a shared bathroom. We grew up hand-to-mouth. Sometimes it was really tough. See also live (from) hand to mouth (of a business, etc.) in a way that involves spending money, using materials, etc. as soon as they become available: His campaign operates hand-to-mouth, spending most donations that come in within days. Most blood donation centres live hand-to-mouth, managing on two to three days' inventory. The research showed that it was not only young workers living hand-to-mouth, but older workers too. Surviving hand-to-mouth, he and his dogs wandered the globe. For many organizations that are living hand-to-mouth, there is no more budget margin left. Success & failure in business administration axe bankrupt bankruptcy be running on fumesidiom belly charter dying fold go belly upidiom go darkidiom go into administration go to the wallidiom growth hacker receiver shut up shopidiom sinking shipidiom soft launch spin something off start (something) up Examples of hand-to-mouthhand-to-mouth Apprehension means showing fear of the parent immediately upon return after a brief separation, for example by a hand-to-mouth movement. A hand-to-mouth existence involved difficulty in paying his landlady and even a threatened eviction. Their hand-to-mouth existence has prompted last resort strategies of rural asset disposal and sale of labour on exploitative terms. This may be explained by swallowing water during showering, by transmission through aerosols or by contamination of hands following hand-to-mouth transmission. That is why we do not work on a hand-to-mouth basis, constantly chopping and changing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The loss of efficiency in a hand-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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The professions who work there have a hand-to-mouth existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The company is still operating on a hand-to-mouth basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my opinion there will not be any large numbers of houses built, and it will be a sort of hand-to-mouth business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their policy day by day grows more common to buy just what is wanted from hand-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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He painted a picture of a hand-to-mouth existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, up to now there have been a hand-to-mouth existence 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I rather enjoy this sort of hand-to-mouth business but others may find it a little difficult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In very difficult circumstances, they are being forced to live a hand-to-mouth existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No successful business could ever function on this hand-to-mouth basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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