[, ]money to buy the things that you need in life生计；谋生；生活◆She earns her living as a freelance journalist.她靠做自由撰稿记者维持生计。◆What do you do for a living?你靠什么谋生？⨁to earn / make a living谋生⨁a good / decent / modest living优裕的／体面的／朴素的生活 [] a way or style of life生活方式◆People are moving away because of the high costs of urban living.人们因为城市的生活费用很高而离开了。◆a period of economic growth and rising living standards经济增长和生活水准日渐提高的时期⨁daily / day-to-day / everyday living日常生活⨁rural / urban living农村／城市生活⨁living conditions / standards生活条件／水准cost of living standard of living