We had subsisted on raw yak meat and yak-butter tea and dried meal .

我们靠原始牦牛肉和牦牛酥油茶和干餐维持生计。

Subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation .

在他的假期期间靠侦探小说度日。

The impoverished family subsisted oncharity .

那个贫穷的家庭靠慈善济过日子。

Before liberation he subsisted on wild potatoes .

解放前他靠吃野薯度日。

Japanese , facing starvation , subsisted on roots and grass .

整个日本面临着饥饿，人们仅靠树根和草维持生命。