He worked as a tax collector to support himself.

他做收税员来养活自己。

金山词霸

Groceries cost a fortune, yet we gotta feed our children.

食品价格昂贵，但我们还得养活孩子。

金山词霸

He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.

他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人.

《简明英汉词典》

His wages were pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.

他的工资少得可怜,不够养活不断添丁增口的家庭.

《简明英汉词典》

He has been sponging off us.

多年来他一直靠我们养活他.

《简明英汉词典》

He has a wife and family to keep.

他有妻室儿女要养活.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I studied at college anyway, working as a part-time employee to support myself.

总之我上了大学，做兼职工作来养活自己。

金山词霸

By the age of seven, I had already supported myself through various types of employment.

从七岁起，我就已经通过各种各样的工作来养活自己了。

金山词霸

They regarded the labouring class as a mere means to the maintenance of the rest.

他们把劳动阶级看作一种养活其他阶级的纯粹的工具.

《用法词典》

He struggled to feed his family on the equivalent of a modest monthly income, finding it quite challenging with five mouths to feed.

他艰难地用相当于一份微薄月收入的金额来养活家人，要养活五口之家让他倍感压力。

金山词霸

Yet he couldn't stop her, being unable to support his children himself.

但是他没法拦阻她, 他知道自己没力量养活着儿女们.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.

养活饥肠辘辘的一家人花费很大。

辞典例句

His wages are adequate to support three people.

他的工资够养活三口人.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Why should she feed this horde of hungry men?

她干吗要养活这群饿痨鬼 呢 ?

飘（部分）

I used to keep them alive -- in a small hothouse. "

我养活它们, 养在小温室里. ”

百科语句