scrape by - Definition & Meaning

scrape by

第三人称

scrapes by

现在进行时

scraping by

过去式

scraped by

过去完成时

scraped by

勉强维持生计, 勉强糊口

to have just enough money or resources to survive, but not much more

The single mother with two jobs is barely scraping by.
这位有两份工作的单身母亲勉强维持生计。
They are scraping by on a tight budget until they find better employment.
在找到更好的工作之前，他们只能勉强维持生计，预算非常紧张。
The family had to scrape by on the little food they had during the power outage.
这家人不得不在停电期间靠他们仅有的一点食物勉强维持生计。
Many students scrape by on part-time jobs to cover their education expenses.
许多学生靠兼职工作勉强维持生计以支付教育费用。
The artist scraped by on occasional freelance work between projects.
这位艺术家在项目之间偶尔做些自由职业来勉强维持生计。

同义词：

勉强通过, 勉强成功

to succeed at something with the least possible effort or skill

He scraped by in the marathon, finishing just seconds before the cutoff time.
他在马拉松比赛中勉强过关，就在截止时间前几秒完成。
The team scraped by in the playoffs, winning each game by a single goal.
球队在季后赛中勉强过关，每场比赛都以一球之差获胜。
Even though he had limited knowledge of the game, he scraped by with a victory in the card tournament.
尽管他对游戏的了解有限，但他在纸牌锦标赛中勉强获胜。
The student had to scrape by with just a few hours of sleep to meet his deadline.
为了赶上截止日期，这个学生不得不在只有几个小时的睡眠情况下勉强应付。
Despite the tough competition, he managed to scrape by and secure the last spot on the team.
尽管竞争激烈，他还是设法勉强通过并获得了团队的最后一个位置。