活路[huó lù ]
词典means of subsistence：活路；生活资料，谋生手段。
词典活路的近义词
词典way out：出路；摆脱困境的办法，出口，太平门；活路；生路。
词典way to make a living：活路。
活路[huó lù]
（维持生活的办法） means of subsistence; way out; way to make a living:
例：找活路
look for a means of subsistence;
他是被迫干这一行的， 因为他找不到别的活路。
He was virtually driven to this， because he could not earn a living in any other way.