단어 : subsist / 발음 : 썹 씨스트
뜻 : 근근이 살아가다[먹고 살다] (~ on sth); 존속되다, 유효하다
뜻(영어) : If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive.
예문 : 노인들은 흔히 아주 적은 수입으로 근근이 살아간다.
뜻 : Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
예문 : 많은 군인들이 벌레와 풀뿌리를 먹고 근근이 버텨야 했다.
뜻 : Many of the soldiers were forced to subsist on insects and roots of grass.