苟且偷生 meaning in Chinese
drag out an ignoble existence; keep alive without serious ambition; live (on) just for the sake of remaining alive; (philistine philosophy) of a mere vegetative existence
Examples
- It saved one's skin; but it did not help the growth of a complex economy .
这样苟且偷生，但对发展综合经济却无任何帮助。 - That which i wouldn't do in peaceable times, and under a bright sun, still less would i do behind clouds, in order to save my life .
这种事在阳光明朗的和平日子我都不干，当然更不能在乌云满天时为了苟且偷生来做了。 - The very shiftlessness of the household rendered the misfortune a less terrifying one to them than it would have been to a striving family .
他们一家人，原来就都是昏聩无能，苟且偷生，所以这种不幸，在他们看来，反道没有家道兴旺的人家看来那样可怕。 - Iive with yourself if you didn ' t try to stop it , but
.苟且偷生除非你阻止它,但是 - If you run away now and live , you ' ll be at ease
就算溜之大吉，苟且偷生你会心安理得吗