informal <非正式>
with obj.
- seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth乞讨; 骗取; 偷窃：
he had managed to scrounge a free meal
他设法骗得了一顿不花钱的饭
no obj. we didn't scrounge off the social security.我们并没有骗取社会福利。
短语
on the scrounge
- Brit. engaged in such activity〈英〉从事乞讨（或诈骗、偷窃）的活动。
词源
early 20th cent.: variant of dialect scrunge 'steal'.