英语词组scrape by是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

scrape by

to have only enough money to buy the basic things you need to live.

Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by.

to come very close to failing.

She only scraped by in the last election and no one expects her to win this time.

Phr V

scrape by

scrapes, scraping, scraped

scrape by

to manage to live when you do not have much moneyoften + on

She has to scrape by on what she earns as a cleaner.He earns just enough money as a writer to scrape by.

mainly American to manage with a lot of difficulty to get a successful result in an exam

He scraped by with a C.

scrape by

1. To manage to survive or narrowly meet all of one's living requirements, despite having limited funds or resources. Since John lost his job, we've had to scrape by on what's left of our savings. When I was in college, I scraped by on what I could earn as a part-time line cook.

2. To barely succeed or accomplish something by reaching a minimal or base level of acceptability. A: "Did you pass the test?" B: "Yeah, I managed to scrape by, but I was hoping to do better." Surprising many, the reigning champion only managed to scrape by the qualifying round.

scrape by

(on something) and scrape by (with something) to manage just to get by with something. (Usually applies to a more specific period or time or a more specific event than scrape along (on something).) There is not really enough money to live on, and we just have to scrape by on what we can earn. We can't scrape by with only that amount of money.

scrape by

(something) to manage just to get by something. I scraped by the man standing at the gate and got into the theater without a ticket. Mary scraped by the cart that was blocking the crowded hallway.

scrape by

(with something) Go to scrape by (on something).

scrape by

1. To succeed just barely in managing or surviving, especially despite severely limited resources: When I was out of work, my family and I barely scraped by. We scraped by on just $3 a day.

2. To succeed at a level of minimal acceptability: The student just scraped by with a D average.

3. To succeed just barely in passing some obstacle, such as a competition or evaluation: The tennis player scraped by the third round with a narrow victory.

词组	scrape by
释义	Idiom scrape by 1. to have only enough money to buy the basic things you need to live. Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by. 2. to come very close to failing. She only scraped by in the last election and no one expects her to win this time. Phr V scrape by scrapes, scraping, scraped scrape by to manage to live when you do not have much moneyoften + on She has to scrape by on what she earns as a cleaner.He earns just enough money as a writer to scrape by. mainly American to manage with a lot of difficulty to get a successful result in an exam He scraped by with a C. phrasescrape by1. 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 along2. 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 by 1. To manage to survive or narrowly meet all of one's living requirements, despite having limited funds or resources. Since John lost his job, we've had to scrape by on what's left of our savings. When I was in college, I scraped by on what I could earn as a part-time line cook. 2. To barely succeed or accomplish something by reaching a minimal or base level of acceptability. A: "Did you pass the test?" B: "Yeah, I managed to scrape by, but I was hoping to do better." Surprising many, the reigning champion only managed to scrape by the qualifying round. scrape by (on something) and scrape by (with something) to manage just to get by with something. (Usually applies to a more specific period or time or a more specific event than scrape along (on something).) There is not really enough money to live on, and we just have to scrape by on what we can earn. We can't scrape by with only that amount of money. scrape by (something) to manage just to get by something. I scraped by the man standing at the gate and got into the theater without a ticket. Mary scraped by the cart that was blocking the crowded hallway. scrape by (with something) Go to scrape by (on something). scrape by v. 1. To succeed just barely in managing or surviving, especially despite severely limited resources: When I was out of work, my family and I barely scraped by. We scraped by on just $3 a day. 2. To succeed at a level of minimal acceptability: The student just scraped by with a D average. 3. To succeed just barely in passing some obstacle, such as a competition or evaluation: The tennis player scraped by the third round with a narrow victory.
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