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●ˈlive off sthto eat one type of food very frequently or all the time 常吃;以…为主食◆When I was a student I lived off bread and cheese. 我当学生时主要吃面包加奶酪。 ➡ see also live on sth (2 )[v + prep] ●live off the ˈlandto eat food that you can grow, kill or find yourself 依靠种地(或养殖、打猎等)过日子;靠土地吃饭;自食其力◆The army was forced to live off the land. 军队被迫自给自足。◆It’s a farming area and most of the people still live off the land. 那是个农业地区,多数人依然靠土地吃饭。●live off the fat of the ˈland (disapproving) to have enough money to be able to buy expensive food, drink, clothes, etc. 锦衣玉食;生活奢华◆It was a time when landlords and merchants lived off the fat of the land. 那个时代,地主和商人穿金戴银,生活阔绰。 |