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scrape by/along phrasal verb with scrapeverbuk /skreɪp/ us /skreɪp/ to manage to live when you do not have enough money and other necessary things: 勉强维持生计 He lost his job, so the family had to scrape by on one small salary.他丢了工作,所以一家人只好靠一份微薄的工资勉强过活。 to manage with difficulty to get a successful result or to reach an acceptable standard: 艰难成功;勉强达到标准 I only studied Spanish for a year but I can scrape by in most situations.我只学了一年的西班牙语,但在大多数情况下我都能够勉强应付。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Coping and not coping balancing act be left holding the babyidiom bear up bite bite off more than you can chewidiom cut head hold juggle juggling keep body and soul togetheridiom keep your head above wateridiom keep/hold your end upidiom manage roll sink or swimidiom stretch to something stride subsist subsistence |