| 词组 | scrape |
| 释义 | scrape [scraped, scraped, scraping] scrape along scrape along to have just enough money to buy the things you need to live, but no more +on ▪ Many children live in poverty, their families managing to scrape along on less than $150 a week. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get by, ↑scrape by scrape by 1. scrape by to have just enough money to buy the things you need to live, but no more: ▪ My parents lent me some money, and somehow we managed to scrape by. +on ▪ Mature students with young families are having to scrape by on an inadequate student grant. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get by, ↑scrape along 2. scrape by • scrape by sth AmE to only just succeed in doing something for example passing an examination or dealing with a situation: ▪ When Mike finally scraped by his exams and got into college, Mary wept with joy. ▪ In the end Dole just managed to scrape by in Iowa and lost New Hampshire. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑scrape through scrape in/into scrape in • scrape into sth to only just succeed in being accepted into a college, or a profession, or in winning an election, game, or race: ▪ Our daughter Louise just scraped into university, but in the end she managed to get a good degree. ▪ The Labour candidate scraped in with a majority of only 80 votes. scrape out scrape out sth • scrape sth out if you scrape out a bowl or other container, you use a knife or spoon to remove all the food or other substance that is stuck to its sides: ▪ My mother spooned the cake mixture into a tin, and then gave me the bowl to scrape out. scrape through scrape through • scrape through sth to only just succeed in passing an examination or course, or in winning an election, game, or race: ▪ I scraped through my final exams with grades only just high enough to secure me a place at college. + to ▪ The team had scraped through to the quarter-finals by beating Tondu 12-10. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑scrape by AmE scrape together/up scrape together/up sth • scrape sth together to succeed in getting enough money for a particular purpose, when this is very difficult to do: ▪ Lucy Tucker, 24, was homeless in Pasadena, doing odd jobs to scrape up enough money to eat. ▪ Though virtually penniless, he scraped enough money together to educate his six sons. ▪ Finch built her first business with money scraped together from friends, family members and former employers. |
| 随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含5587条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。