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scratch along

/skrætʃ əˈlɒŋ/

翻译: 动词短语,指在资源有限的情况下勉强维持生活或生存,常含艰辛度日之意。

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verb

/skrætʃ əˈlɒŋ/C1formal
  • zh动词短语,指在资源有限的情况下勉强维持生活或生存,常含艰辛度日之意。

A phrasal verb meaning to manage to live or survive with difficulty, often with limited resources.

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  1. Manage with difficultyinformalbritish

    To manage to live or survive with limited resources or money.

    zh勉强度日

    • He managed to scratch along on his small pension.
    • They scratched along in a tiny apartment for years.
    • After losing his job, he just scratched along doing odd jobs.

    同义词copeget bymanagescrape bysubsistsurvive

词形
  • scratched along past participle
  • scratched along past simple
  • scratching along present participle
  • scratches along third person singular

基本动词scratch