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scrape SUCCEEDskreIpv [I always + adv/prep]to only just be successful in getting勉强通过She scraped into university on very low grades.她以很低的分数勉强进入大学。He managed to scrape through (= only just pass) his exam with 52%.他设法考个52分，勉强通过了考试。To scrape by/along is to only just reach an acceptable standard.勉强达到标准I only learnt Spanish for three years but I can just scrape by in most situations.我西班牙语才学了三年，但在大多数情况下我都能勉强应付。I work 50 hours a week and still only earn enough to scrape by on.我每周工作50小时，但挣的钱仍然仅够维持生计。He lost his job, so the family had to scrape along on ￡95 a week.他失业了，于是这个家只能以每周95镑的钱来维持生活。(Br and Aus) To scrape home is to win by a very small amount in a competitive situation.险胜The reigning champion scraped home just 2.9 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.本届冠军以2.9秒险胜第二名选手。(Br) If you scrape a living, you only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing and housing.勉强过日子He settled in Paris, where he scraped a living writing short stories and magazine articles.他定居在巴黎，以写短篇小说和杂志文章勉强度日。The economy is still largely a peasant one, with most families scraping a living from the land.这里的经济主要还是小农经济，大部分家庭以种田为生。To scrape together something/scrape something together or scrape up something/scrape something up is to gather something together with great difficulty.凑足In ten years, they only once scraped together enough money for a week by the sea.在十年中他们只有一次凑足了钱去海边度假一周。If we scrape enough people together, we can hire a bus.如果我们凑足了人，我们可以租一辆大客车。Do you think we can scrape up a team for the match on Saturday?你认为我们可以在星期六凑起一支球队参加比赛吗？
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