
好词典

源自中古英语 'scrapen',可能来自古诺尔斯语 'skrapa',意为刮擦或摩擦。
❶ 用硬物摩擦或刮擦物体表面,通常是为了去除某些东西或使表面变得光滑。
“She scraped the mud off her shoes before entering the house.”
(她进屋前刮掉了鞋子上的泥巴。)
“He scraped the old paint off the wall with a scraper.”
(他用刮刀刮掉了墙上的旧油漆。)
❶ 勉强获得或完成某事,通常指在困难的情况下。
“They scraped together enough money to buy a used car.”
(他们勉强凑够了钱买了一辆二手车。)
“He scraped through the exam with just a passing grade.”
(他勉强通过了考试,成绩刚刚及格。)
scrape by — 勉强维持生活或完成某事,通常指经济上非常困难。
“After losing his job, he had to scrape by on odd jobs.”
(失业后,他只能靠打零工勉强维持生活。)
scrape together — 艰难地凑集或积累某物,通常指钱或资源。
“They managed to scrape together enough money for the trip.”
(他们设法凑够了旅行的钱。)