| 词汇 | scrape through |
| 释义 | Phr V scrape through scrapes, scraping, scraped scrape through (sth) to manage with a lot of difficulty to succeed in something {e.g. exam}I managed to scrape through my English exam even though I hadn't done much work.It looked as if Becker might lose the match but he scraped through in the final set. scrape through • scrape through sth to only just succeed in passing an examination or course, or in winning an election, game, or race: I scraped through my final exams with grades only just high enough to secure me a place at college.+ to The team had scraped through to the quarter-finals by beating Tondu 12-10.■ SIMILAR TO: scrape by AmE scrape throughTo barely succeed or accomplish something by reaching a minimal or base level of acceptability. A: "Did you pass the test?" B: "Yeah, I managed to scrape through, but I was hoping to do better." Surprising many, the reigning champion only managed to scrape through the qualifying round. scrape through(something)1. Lit. to move through something, scraping or rubbing the sides. The car, going at a very high speed, scraped through the tunnel. It just managed to scrape through. 2. Fig. to get by something just barely; to pass a test just barely. Alice passed the test, but she just scraped through it. I just scraped through my calculus test. scrape throughv. To succeed just barely in getting through something: I didn't get a chance to study, and I barely scraped through the final exam. |
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