"scrape together" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 东拼西凑
• 勉强凑齐

Definition

特别是钱或资源，艰难地从多个小来源收集或找到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语用法，多用于钱，表示努力和资源有限。通常指从很多小地方东拼西凑，不是一大笔来源。

Examples

We scraped together enough money to buy a used car.

我们**东拼西凑**了足够的钱买了一辆二手车。

They managed to scrape together the supplies for the project.

他们设法**勉强凑齐**了项目所需的材料。

I had to scrape together a team for the event at the last minute.

我不得不在最后一刻**东拼西凑**组建了一个团队参与活动。

After paying rent, I barely scraped together enough for groceries this month.

付完房租后，我这个月**勉强凑够**买菜的钱。

We scraped together the last of our savings to make it through until payday.

我们**把仅剩的积蓄东拼西凑**，才撑到发薪日。

He somehow scraped together enough money for a ticket to the concert.

他不知怎么地**凑够了**买演唱会门票的钱。