earned a living from the sea中文什么意思

• 以海洋为生

• earn:    vt. 1.赚得，挣得。 2.获得，赢得，博得(名声)。 ...
• living:    adj. 1.活着的，生存着的；有生命的；在活动中[起作 ...
• from:     from above [below] 自上[ ...
• sea:    n. 1.海；海洋；内海；大(淡水)湖。 2.〔pl. ...
• earned a living = made a living:    以….为生

例句与用法

1. For most people the sea was remote , and with the exception of early intercontinental travellers or others who earned a living from the sea , there was little reason to ask many questions about it , let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface
   除了一些洲际旅行者和以大海为生的人，对于大多数人来说，大海是遥远的，没有什么必要提出太多问题，更别说思考大海海底的东西了。