scrape by

英 [skreɪp baɪ]

美 [skreɪp baɪ]

勉强生活; 勉强糊口

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 勉强生活;勉强糊口
  If someonescrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty.
  1. We're barely scraping by on my salary.
     我们靠我的工资勉强度日。

英英释义

verb

• manage one's existence barely
  1. I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
  Synonym:scrape alongscratch alongsqueak bysqueeze byrub along

双语例句

• She just manages to scrape by on her teacher's salary.
  她靠当老师的薪水勉强过活。
• We're barely scraping by on my salary.
  我们靠我的工资勉强度日。
• What better way to get out of an embarrassing scrape or a sensitive situation than by letting off a loud fart?
  有什么更好的方式来摆脱尴尬的刮擦或一个比一个响亮的屁，让过敏感的问题？
• The Characteristics Analysis of the Gases and Activation of the Char of Scrape Tires by Pyrolysis in Rotary Kiln
  废轮胎中试回转窑热解气特性和热解炭的活化试验研究
• I can just scrape by on what my parents give me.
  靠着父母的资助，我只能勉强应付。
• It is unfathomable to me as to how the girl can scrape by on such a minuscule amount of money.
  这个女孩如何能用这么少的钱度日，这令我难以理解。
• When we were first married we had to pinch and scrape to get by.
  我们刚结婚的时候，不得不省吃俭用地过日子。