to scrape by
01
勉强维持生计, 勉强糊口
to have just enough money or resources to survive, but not much more
语法信息
形态构成
短语
状态动词
规则
不可分离
小品词
by
基本动词
scrape
现在时
scrape by
第三人称单数
scrapes by
现在分词
scraping by
一般过去时
scraped by
过去分词
scraped by
例子
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。
02
勉强通过, 勉强成功
to succeed at something with the least possible effort or skill
例子
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。
