scrape by

英 美
  • 勉强度日;勉强维持;勉强过日子;
  • by prep.靠近;通过;被;经由;不迟于adv.经过;在旁边;靠近
  • scrape v.刮掉;擦掉n.擦伤;擦掉;刮擦声;窘境
Verb:
  1. manage one's existence barely;

    "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"

    1. I scraped by until my next cheque arrived, by borrowing form my relations.
      我从亲起那借点钱,一直熬到我收到下一笔汇款。
    2. The first year in the new house was the hardest, but they just scraped by on a along from the bank.
      到新房的第一年是最艰难的一年,但他们仅靠银行贷款艰难度日。