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勉强糊口的, 仅能维持生计的
describing a situation where income is just sufficient to cover basic needs
- Despite working full-time, the family lived a hand-to-mouth existence, struggling to cover basic expenses like rent and groceries.
尽管全职工作，这个家庭还是过着勉强糊口的生活，努力支付房租和杂货等基本开支。
- The artist, passionate about their craft, led a hand-to-mouth lifestyle, relying on occasional sales of their artwork to make ends meet.
这位艺术家对自己的手艺充满热情，过着勉强糊口的生活，依靠偶尔出售自己的艺术品来维持生计。
- Many individuals working in low-wage jobs find themselves in a hand-to-mouth situation, with little financial security.
许多从事低薪工作的人发现自己处于勉强糊口的境地，几乎没有经济保障。
- The sudden loss of the main source of income left them in a hand-to-mouth situation, unable to save for emergencies.
主要收入来源的突然丧失使他们陷入了勉强糊口的境地，无法为紧急情况储蓄。
- Economic challenges and rising expenses pushed more households into a hand-to-mouth lifestyle, with little room for savings.
经济挑战和不断上涨的开支使更多家庭陷入勉强糊口的生活方式，几乎没有储蓄的空间。