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。

verb

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

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。
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？
She just manages to scrape by on her teacher's salary.
她靠当老师的薪水勉强过活。
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。
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
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。