hardscrabble 详细解释

hardscrabble

['hɑ:d'skræbl]

adj. [美]贫脊的, 非常穷困的

英英释义

形容词 hardscrabble:

yielding little by great labor

of a bare living gained by great labor

同义词：marginal

补充

hardscrabblehardscrabble英:[ˈhɑ:dˈskræbl] 美:[ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl]adj.1.〈美〉贫脊的;非常穷困的

例句

1. a hardscrabble farm土壤贫瘠的农场 2. hardscrabble prairies荒芜的大草原 3. a hardscrabble childhood贫苦的童年 4. He lived a hardscrabble life.他生活艰苦。 5. a hardscrabble cotton town贫困的产棉小镇

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