敝衣恶食bì yī è shí
having a very low standard of living
标准biāo zhǔn
standard, criterion
犁柱lí zhù
plow standard
英语例句库
An inspector checked the standard of work.
视察员查验工作的质量。
原声例句
米德尔马契(一)
Mr. Casaubon apparently did not care about building cottages, and diverted the talk to the extremely narrow accommodation which was to be had in the dwellings of the ancient Egyptians, as if to check a too high standard.