scrape along

英 [skreɪp əˈlɒŋ]

美 [skreɪp əˈlɔːŋ]

网络勉强过活

英英释义

verb

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

We want to aim for a high quality of life and not just to scrape along.
我们想要高质量的生活，而不仅仅是勉强度日。
That family can just scrape along but never asks for charity.
那一家仅能勉强维持，但从不要求救济。
Travelers in India can get by on only$ 2 a day. The family can just scrape along but never ask for charity.
在印度的旅行者用两块钱就可以勉强度过一天。这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。
He has a wife and family depending on him. I can just scrape along on what my parents give me.
他有妻儿老小要扶养。我靠父母扶养勉强过活。
I can scrape along on a reduced income for a short time, but not for ever. Earning twenty dollars a week, John barely keeps his head above water.
短时间内，我可以靠减少的收入勉勉强强度日，但不能维持长久。约翰一星期赚二十元，虽然不用举债度日，但过得很勉强。
Eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area. The family can just scrape along but never ask for charity.
在贫瘠的地区耕作以勉强度日这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。