●ˌscrape sth toˈgether ( ˌscrape sth ˈupless frequent) to obtain or collect sth such as an amount of money with difficulty勉强凑集；费力积攒；艰难筹措◆They managed to scrape together $1 200. 他们好不容易凑了 1 200 元钱。◆We scraped up enough money to buy a small car. 我们好不容易才凑够买辆小汽车的钱。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]