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scrounge (obj)skraJnJv infmlto obtain (things, esp. money or food) by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them擅取,乞讨Peter never buys anything --he just scrounges ( off his friends). [I]彼得从来不买东西,他总是拿别人的。She's always scrounging drinks ( off/from me). [T]她总是擅取(我的)饮料。To scrounge around is to look for something which may or may not be there.东张西望地搜索Scrounge around in the toolbox for a tack or nail to hang the notice up with. [I]在工具箱里找找,看看有没有平头钉或钉子可以把这张布告挂上去。To scrounge up something is to make it or put it together using only what is available.用现成的东西拼凑I haven't gone shopping but I'm sure I can scrounge up something for dinner. [M]我没有去购物,但我可以用现成的东西凑成一顿饭。
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