to live a life of austerity; to subsist on a meager diet of coarse food and water
他自幼家境贫寒，一直过着啜菽饮水的生活，却从不抱怨。
He grew up in a poor family and has always lived a life of austerity, subsisting on a meager diet, yet he never complained.
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to live a life of austerity; to subsist on a meager diet of coarse food and water