靠
1、(形声。从非,告声。从“非”,表示相违背。本义:相背)。
2、相依。
靠,相违也。---《说文》。段玉裁注:“今俗谓相依曰靠,古人谓相背曰靠。”
3、仰仗,依赖。
不可只靠一言半句,海上单方,便以为足。---宋·朱熹《答吴伯起书》
靠傍:依靠,靠山
靠托:倚仗;依靠
靠天:不靠人力,依赖天命。
她靠这点微薄的工资怎么过活?
How does she get by on such a small salary?
许多动物靠藏匿自己来避害。
Many animals rely on concealment for protection.
这个地区靠航运业维持生活。
The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival.
你靠每周四十英镑没法过活。
You can't live on forty pounds a week.
他靠艰苦的努力获得了成功。
He succeeded by dint of hard work.
他靠买旧房整修翻新赚钱。
He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up.
暖气靠定时开关自动供热。
The heating is on a time switch.
她靠小费弥补工资的不足。
She relies on tips to top up her wages.
鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter.
岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
真空吸尘器靠抽吸除尘。
Vacuum cleaners work by suction.
他们靠沿街兜售为生。
They survive by hustling on the streets.
学开车主要是靠协调。
Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination.
我们靠吃大米过活。
We existed on a diet of rice.
他靠写作谋生。
He depended on his writing for his income.
靠贝蒂的工资,他们简直无法糊口。
With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.
他游泳时遇险,只好靠人营救。
He got into difficulties while swimming and had to be rescued.
这项基金基本上靠政府借款资助。
The fund is largely financed through government borrowing.
她病情危急,靠机器来维持生命。
She's critically ill, on life support.
我们靠看书和玩纸牌消磨时间。
We whiled away the time reading and playing cards.
她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。
She earns her living as a freelance journalist.
国际象棋不是靠运气取胜的。
Chess is not a game of chance.
物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。
The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.
他靠坚强的信心渡过了难关。
His determination carried him through the ordeal.
你认为她是靠什么成功的?
What do you put her success down to?
这些渔网是靠铅坠下沉的。
The fishing nets are weighted with lead.
他靠奖学金上了戏剧学校。
He went to drama school on a scholarship.
如今没有人能靠写作致富。
Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays.
她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。
She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
她坐在那里,往后靠了靠。
She sat back in her seat.