| 单词 | 勉强 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔JUST〕The paperwork was only just completed in time for the conference. 文书工作在会议开始前才勉强完成。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕The train was late, and I just barely made it to the meeting on time. 火车晚点了，我勉强赶上开会没迟到。朗文写作活用〔OWE〕If I get this raise, we'll just about keep our heads above water until next year. 如果我这次加了工资，我们的生活直到明年还能勉强应付。朗文写作活用〔OWE〕The organization remains afloat by renting out its skilled technicians to other companies. 这个机构靠外借高级技工给其他公司勉强维持下去。朗文写作活用〔PROFIT〕It's only in the last year that our business has become profitable. Before that we were just managing to cover our costs. 我们公司去年才开始赢利。在那以前，我们只是勉强做到收支相抵。朗文写作活用〔SPEAK〕He went to Tokyo and within a few weeks knew enough Japanese to get by. 他去了东京没几个星期就能以日语勉强应付了。朗文写作活用〔TEST〕Daniel scraped through the entrance exam. 丹尼尔勉强通过了入学考试。朗文写作活用〔UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND〕Obviously, she had barely grasped the subject. 显然她只勉强理解主题。朗文写作活用〔WILLING〕Charles listened to the speech with grudging admiration. 查尔斯带着勉强的敬意听了演讲。朗文写作活用〔acknowledge〕They readily/openly/grudgingly acknowledged their mistake.他们欣然/公开/勉强承认了错误。韦氏高阶〔affirmative〕Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.辛克莱博士的点头同意似乎有一丝勉强。外研社新世纪〔barely〕Mary had barely enough money to live on.玛丽的钱只够勉强度日。朗文当代〔cling〕He lay there, barely clinging to consciousness.他躺在那里，勉强还有一点儿知觉。牛津搭配〔compulsion〕Don't feel under any compulsion to take me with you.你不必非要勉强带我跟你一起去。剑桥高阶〔contain〕The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.这间屋子勉强能容纳所有与会者。韦氏高阶〔context〕Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。柯林斯高阶〔croak〕He managed to croak a greeting.他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。牛津高阶〔croak〕He tried to speak but could barely croak.他想要说话，可是只能勉强发出嘶哑的声音。韦氏高阶〔cusp〕Mr Short's behaviour is only on the cusp of acceptability.肖特先生的行为勉强能接受。柯林斯高阶〔cusp〕Mr Short's behaviour is only on the cusp of acceptability.肖特先生的行为只能说勉强可以接受。外研社新世纪〔eke out〕He was eking out an existence on a few francs a day.他每天就靠几法郎勉强度日。外研社新世纪〔eke out〕It looks like he has narrowly eked out a win in the election.看来，他在这次选举中是勉强获胜。韦氏高阶〔eke〕That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides .那迫使农民们努力在陡峭的山坡上勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔existence〕He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in a poor area of London.勉强糊口的生活麦克米伦高阶〔exist〕I was barely existing.我勉强维持生计。柯林斯高阶〔fashion〕He became an artist after a fashion.他勉强成了个艺术家。英汉大词典〔forced〕She tried hard to smile but suspected that it looked forced.她努力微笑，但也觉得自己看上去笑得很勉强。剑桥高阶〔grudging〕She grudgingly admitted that I was right.她勉强承认我是对的。牛津高阶〔half-hearted〕The celebrations were rather half-hearted.这些庆祝活动搞得很勉强。麦克米伦高阶〔half〕In a reluctant manner; unenthusiastically.不热情地：采取一种勉强的态度；不热情地美国传统〔hand-to-mouth〕The worst-paid lead a hand-to-mouth existence without medical or other benefits.没有医疗补助或其他福利, 最低收入者只能勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔hand-to-mouth〕The worst-paid live a hand-to-mouth existence without medical or other benefits.收入最低者过着只能勉强糊口的日子，没有医疗补助或其他福利。柯林斯高阶〔hold〕She just managed to hold back her anger.她勉强压住了自己的怒火。牛津高阶〔judgment〕Against my better judgement I agreed.我勉强同意了。柯林斯高阶〔just〕John just managed to pass the exam.约翰勉强通过了考试。英汉大词典〔keep〕She could just about afford to keep her five kids.她勉强能养活5个孩子。外研社新世纪〔maintain〕They barely earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children.他们赚的钱勉强够养活自己和4个孩子。剑桥高阶〔manage〕A: How've you been? B: Just managing.甲:你近来好吗? 乙:勉强过得去。英汉大词典〔mouth〕She mouthed the drug and then swallowed it reluctantly.她把药含在嘴里，然后勉强地咽了下去。21世纪英汉〔neck〕Trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck isn't easy.他只有拼尽全力才能勉勉强强作成一首简单优美的曲子。外研社新世纪〔on sufferance〕She was allowed in only on sufferance.她只是勉强地被允许进入。韦氏高阶〔only〕I've got only just enough money to last me the month.我的钱勉强够我度过这个月。麦克米伦高阶〔opening〕They squeezed through a narrow opening between the fence and an oak tree.他们勉强挤过篱笆和橡树之间的狭窄缝隙。韦氏高阶〔open〕Carrie smelled coffee and her eyes opened reluctantly.卡丽闻到了咖啡香，这才勉强睁开了眼睛。朗文当代〔pathetic〕She made a pathetic attempt to smile.她勉强地微微一笑。牛津高阶〔payment〕He failed to meet payments on his rent.勉强支付麦克米伦高阶〔persuade〕I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.我勉强被说服加入了委员会。牛津搭配〔piece out〕The growth of our position has been so incremental and so grudgingly pieced out.我们地位的提升是如此缓慢并且如此勉强。外研社新世纪〔pinch pennies〕When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to get by.我们刚结婚时不得不精打细算才得以勉强维持生计。剑桥高阶〔play〕She just managed to keep the ball in play.她把球勉强保持在界内。牛津高阶〔pressure〕Don't let yourself be pressured into making a hasty decision.不要勉强自己仓促做决定。牛津高阶〔press〕Don't let yourself be pressed into doing something you don't like.不要勉强自己做不喜欢的事情。牛津高阶〔reluctance〕The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.勉强：勉强的状态；不情愿美国传统〔reluctantly〕We have reluctantly agreed to let him go.我们勉强同意让他离开。外研社新世纪〔resource〕We'll get by if we pool our resources.我们如果集中资源，还能勉强撑过去。牛津搭配〔retrench〕She retrenched her speech reluctantly.她勉强地把她的演说删去了一部分。21世纪英汉〔rub〕There's a difficult time ahead, but we'll rub through somehow.艰难的日子在后头,可是我们总能设法勉强对付过去。英汉大词典〔scrape through〕If we can get a draw, we might scrape through.如果我们能打平，可能会勉强获胜。柯林斯高阶〔scrape up〕His family scraped up $1,000.他家人勉强凑了1,000美元。外研社新世纪〔scrape〕He just managed to scrape through the entrance exam.他只是勉强通过了入学考试。麦克米伦高阶〔scrape〕Her grades weren't great, but she scraped into university.她的分数不高，但是勉强进入了大学。剑桥高阶〔scrape〕I just scraped through my exams this summer.今年夏天我考试勉强及格。英汉大词典〔skin〕He only skinned through (the examination).他(考试)勉强及格。英汉大词典〔skin〕He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.他赢了，但是赢得十分勉强。柯林斯高阶〔slow〕They were slow to accept our invitation.他们很勉强地接受了我们的邀请美国传统〔squeak by〕They can barely squeak by on their income.就他们的收入而言，他们也就是勉强应付着过日子。21世纪英汉〔squeak〕He squeaked through the exam.他勉强通过了考试。剑桥高阶〔squeak〕The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213.总统的一揽子经济计划最终以 219 票对 213 票在众议院勉强获得通过。柯林斯高阶〔squeak〕We have hardly any money, but we can squeak by till the end of the month.我们几乎没有钱了,但还能勉强维持到月底。英汉大词典〔squeeze〕To manage narrowly to pass, win, or survive.险胜，幸存：勉强经过，通过，取胜或生存美国传统〔strained〕Jean felt uncomfortable but managed to force a strained smile.琼觉得不舒服，但仍然勉强挤出了一丝笑容。剑桥高阶〔subsistence〕He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage(= enough money to buy only basic items).他一天工作 16 个小时，工资才够勉强维持生计。牛津高阶〔subsist〕The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water.犯人们靠面包和水勉强度日。剑桥高阶〔sufferance〕His party held office on sufferance.他的政党勉强获胜。柯林斯高阶〔tear〕To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.使…勉强地离开：使（例如某人自己）不情愿地或勉强地离开美国传统〔thinly〕He smiled thinly.他勉强地笑了笑。韦氏高阶〔top〕She could only just see over the tops of their heads.她越过他们的头顶勉强才能看到前面的东西。朗文当代〔understand〕He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.他不大会讲日语，不过尚能勉强表达意思。牛津高阶〔undertake〕Reluctantly, he undertook the mission.他勉勉强强地接受了这一使命。英汉大词典〔unnatural〕Her smile seems unnatural and forced.她的笑容看上去有些勉强, 像是挤出来的。外研社新世纪〔uprise〕He uprose reluctantly.他勉强地立起来。21世纪英汉〔vote〕The Senate voted narrowly to continue funding the plan.参议院仅以几票之差勉强同意继续资助这个计划。牛津搭配〔weakly〕He managed a weak smile.他勉强挤出一丝笑容。柯林斯高阶〔weakly〕He smiled weakly at reporters.他对着记者们勉强笑了笑。柯林斯高阶〔weakly〕Humiliated, he smiled weakly before leaving the room.由于受到羞辱，他在离开房间前笑得很勉强。麦克米伦高阶〔weak〕He managed a weak smile.他勉强挤出了一丝笑容。外研社新世纪〔weary〕He managed a weary smile.他勉强挤出了一丝疲倦的笑容。柯林斯高阶〔worry down〕I worried down a cup of tea.我勉强喝下一杯茶。21世纪英汉A lot of the summer jobs available here are only tolerable if you're young and don't mind working hard.要是你年轻并且不介意艰苦工作，这里有许多夏季干的工作可勉强接受。剑桥国际He has barely enough money to live on. 他的钱仅够勉强维持生计。译典通He has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence.他勉强通过了不信任投票。牛津商务He settled in Paris, where he scraped a living writing short stories and magazine articles.他定居在巴黎，以写短篇小说和杂志文章勉强度日。剑桥国际I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.我想他那勉强的说法不能算作是真的道歉。剑桥国际She did not like the food but she managed to choke it down. 她不喜欢那些食物，但还是勉强吞咽了下去。译典通She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.她勉强同意辞去总经理的职务。剑桥国际She was often attacked for her outspoken comments, but over the years she gained people's grudging respect.她经常由于直率的评论而受到抨击，但多年来，她赢得了人们有些勉强的敬意。剑桥国际The French company is struggling to keep its head above water.这法国公司正在勉强挣扎求存。牛津商务The bill passed by a narrow squeak. 议案勉强通过了。译典通The family could just scrape along but never asked for charity. 这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。译典通Unless they can convince investors to cough up more cash, the company will close.除非他们能够说服投资者勉强掏出更多的资金，否则公司将关闭。牛津商务 |
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