1. The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day. 犯人一天三次靠一杯最差的粥维持生活。
2. They subsisted offspring migrations of Persian gazelles from the south. 他们使从南方迁徙过来的波斯瞪羚的后代可以生存下去。
3. During their six- to twelve-week voyage, they subsisted on meager rations. 在六到十二周的航行中，他们靠微薄的口粮维持生活。
4. Pellagra was virtually unknown at that time in the Americas, however, even among people who subsisted primarily on maize. 然而，糙皮病在当时的美洲几乎还不为人所知，甚至在主要以玉米为生的人之间也是如此。
5. Before the Europeans made contact with the Americas, they subsisted mainly on grains, grains that often suffered from crop failures. 在欧洲人接触美洲人之前，他们主要以谷物为生，这些谷物经常遭受歉收。
