hardscrabble /ˈhɑɚdˌskræbəl/ adjective /ˈhɑɚdˌskræbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of HARDSCRABBLE
[more hardscrabble; most hardscrabble] US
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: having harsh and difficult conditions because of poverty贫困的；艰难困苦的 -
a hardscrabble childhood贫苦的童年
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He lived a hardscrabble life.他生活艰苦。
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a hardscrabble cotton town贫困的产棉小镇