He squeaked by with a victory, even though President Trump campaigned in that state four times this year.

他险胜了共和党对手，尽管特朗普总统在今年竞选期间曾4次前往该州。

Joel says that he is not going to squeak by.

乔尔说他不会偷偷经过。

Can't be much of a rat race to get a table, and how will they squeak by without serving ratpetizers.

抢一张桌子不会有太多的激烈竞争，如果不为 ratpetizers 服务，他们将如何吱吱作响。

I have no intention of bombing it or even squeaking by by the skin of my teeth – like some people.

我无意轰炸它，甚至不想像某些人那样咬牙切齿。

" To squeak by" means to pass an exam or pass some sort of challenge but just barely, by a very small amount.

“勉强通过”意味着通过考试或通过某种挑战，但只是勉强，通过非常小的数量。

Joel combines these two similar ideas by saying " to squeak by by the skin of his teeth." So, Susanne says, " Very funny, " because Joel is saying that that's what Susanne did.

乔尔把这两个相似的想法结合起来，说“咬着他的牙齿吱吱作响”。所以，苏珊娜说，“非常有趣，”因为乔尔说苏珊娜就是这么做的。