live by

基本解释

We should live by our own principles.
我们应该按照自己的原则生活。
He wouldn't drone when he may live by honest labour.
他可凭诚实的劳动生活时，他不愿游手好闲。
I like to live by the sea and hear the waves swashing.
我喜欢住在海边，听海浪发出的拍击声。
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Woods spoke for more than 13 minutes in a tightly controlled setting that was covered live by the major television networks.
But frankly, I'm convinced, insofar as I'm convinced of anything, that if one doesn't live by that, nothing of any interest is going to happen.
不过，坦率来讲，我相信，或者说，我确信，如果一个人不相信这一点，那么他的艺术创作只会平淡无奇。
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it's cheaper in Southern California actually for us to live by the beach. It's a,
实际上在南加州我们住在海边要便宜点，这里……
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Mackey succeeds precisely because he does not live by organic seven-grain sprouted-wheat bread alone.
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