scrape up

1. Young children were trying to scrape up some of the rice that spilled from the sacks.
   小孩子们正试图铲起从麻袋中散落的米粒儿。
2. I tried to scrape up an acquaintance with them but failed.
   我曾设法去结识他们，但并没有成功。
3. Look, that guy over there is trying to scrape up an acquaintance with Joanna.
   看，那边那个人正在和乔安娜套近乎呢。
4. I wish Sam would study harder, because I am breaking my neck to scrape up the money to keep him in college.
   我希望萨姆在念书方面再用功一些，因为我一直在想尽一切办法来凑足了钱好让他继续念大学。
5. I managed to scrape up an acquaintance with some of the single passengers, but the married ones tended to keep to themselves.
   我设法与一些单身游客交上了朋友，结了婚的却往往不与他人交往。
6. Though everything had been sold or laid up in lavender, yet the poor peasant could not scrape up enough money to pay the rent.
   尽管客所有的东西都卖掉或典当了，那个农民还是凑不齐交租的钱。
7. Can we scrape up enough to buy a new car?
   我们能积攒起买辆新车的钱吗？
8. Do you think we can scrape up a team for the match on saturday?
   你认为我们可以在星期六凑起一支球队参加比赛吗？
9. It took Jones more than eight months to scrape up enough money for the rent.
   琼斯化了八个多月时间才勉强凑集起足够的钱来付租金。
10. Every time he is late, he can always scrape up an excuse.
    他每次迟到都能编出一个借口。
11. He heard the scrape of footsteps up the stairs.
    他听到有人上楼的嚓嚓的脚步声。
12. Later, we feel numerous manufacturer grinds knife the scrape gradually, beforehand the movement of warm up, we plaint information electric equipment comes howl.
    后来，我们渐渐感觉到众厂商磨刀霍霍，预先热身的动作，我们感叹信息电器将呼啸而至。
13. Costumes can cost what is, for them, a small fortune, but somehow they manage to scrape up the necessary fund.
    服装要花费他们一小笔财产，但不知怎么，他们总能设法积攒起这笔必要的款项。
14. She'll scrape up all the scrapings and load them on your head.
    她会搜出种种鸡毛蒜皮的事情来，统统都往你头上扣。
15. Eg: Sandra is a trendy lady and she knows how to scrape up acquaintances with social notables of Chicago.
    桑德拉是个潮流人物，知道该如何去结识芝加哥的社会名流。
16. Scrape up whatever resources he could find.
    能找到什么资源，都拿来。
17. Beat the drum or beat the drums: To give enthusiastic public support or promotion: You've got to scrape up some courage, some daring.
    大肆鼓吹：在公开场合极力支持或鼓动。你要竭力鼓起点勇气，鼓起点胆量来。
18. In dealing with clients I like to keep the meetings on a friendly footing. I managed to scrape up an acquaintance with some of the single passengers, but the married ones tended to keep to themselves.
    同顾客打交道，我喜欢保持友好的交往。我设法与一些单身游客交上了朋友，结了婚的却往往不与他人交往。
19. You've got to scrape up some courage, some daring.
    你要竭力鼓起点勇气，鼓起点胆量来。
20. Can you scrape up enough money for a holiday?
    你能凑够了钱去度假吗？

verb

1. gather (money or other resources) together over time
   1. She had scraped together enough money for college
   2. they scratched a meager living

   Synonym:    scrapescratchcome up