adj.（独立）存在的，现存的

The family lives on a very subsistent income.
这家人靠微薄的收入勉强维持生活。
She earns barely enough to subsist.
她挣的钱仅够糊口。
They survive by subsisting on wild fruits and roots.
他们靠吃野生的果实和根茎维生。
Our budget barely allows for subsistent living expenses.
我们的预算只勉强够支付基本的生活费用。
The small farm provided only a subsistent living for the family.
那个小农场只能让这家人勉强维持生活。
Many rural communities in Africa are subsistent farmers.
非洲许多乡村社区都是以自给自足的农业为生。
He had to find work quickly, as he was running out of money to subsist.
他必须尽快找到工作，因为他的钱快要花光了，不足以维持生活。
Their diet consists mainly of subsistent crops like potatoes and corn.
他们的饮食主要依赖土豆和玉米等自给作物。
In some parts of the world, people are forced to live a subsistent existence.
在世界上的一些地方，人们被迫过着勉强糊口的生活。
The government aims to uplift those living in subsistent conditions through social welfare programs.
政府的目标是通过社会福利计划改善那些生活在贫困状态中的人们的生活。