许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。

Many families struggle to make ends meet.

《牛津词典》

那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。

That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他的钱仅够勉强维持生计。

He has barely enough money to live on.

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