scrape by 详细解释

scrape by

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v. 勉强过活, 勉强度日

英英释义

动词 scrape by:

manage one's existence barely

同义词:scrape along, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along

补充

scrape byscrape by1.靠…勉强度日I scraped by borrowing from my relations until my next check arrived.在另一张支票寄来以前, 我一直从亲戚那里借钱勉强度日。

例句

1. We can just scrape by on my salary.我们靠我的薪金只能勉强维持生计。 2. "Money was tight, but we somehow managed to scrape by. [=survive]"我们当时手头很紧,但还是设法挺了过来。 3. She's scraping along on just a few hundred dollars a month.她靠着一个月几百美元勉强度日。 4. He didn't study for the exam and just barely scraped by. [=he passed the exam but came very close to failing]他没有复习就参加了考试,勉强通过。