scrape along

1. That family can just scrape along but never asks for charity.
   那一家仅能勉强维持，但从不要求救济。
2. Travelers in India can get by on only$ 2 a day. The family can just scrape along but never ask for charity.
   在印度的旅行者用两块钱就可以勉强度过一天。这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。
3. He has a wife and family depending on him. I can just scrape along on what my parents give me.
   他有妻儿老小要扶养。我靠父母扶养勉强过活。
4. Eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area. The family can just scrape along but never ask for charity.
   在贫瘠的地区耕作以勉强度日这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。
5. We want to aim for a high quality of life and not just to scrape along.
   我们想要高质量的生活，而不仅仅是勉强度日。
6. I can scrape along on a reduced income for a short time, but not for ever. Earning twenty dollars a week, John barely keeps his head above water.
   短时间内，我可以靠减少的收入勉勉强强度日，但不能维持长久。约翰一星期赚二十元，虽然不用举债度日，但过得很勉强。

verb

1. manage one's existence barely
   1. I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

   Synonym:    scrape byscratch alongsqueak bysqueeze byrub along