"muddle along" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 凑合着过
• 勉强维持

Definition

没有明确计划或方向地继续做某事，通常只是勉强维持，没有大进展也没有大问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，表示没有明确规划地过日子，多用于描述平淡、能过得去的状态，不用于形容严重危机。常用词：“就这么凑合着吧”。

Examples

We just muddle along when things get tough.

遇到困难时，我们只能**凑合着过**。

Sometimes, you just need to muddle along until things get better.

有时候，你只能**凑合着过**，直到情况好转。

Many small businesses muddle along during tough economic times.

许多小企业在经济困难时只能**凑合着过**。

We don't have a big plan—we just muddle along and see what happens.

我们没有什么大计划，只能**凑合着过**，看看会怎样。

After the layoffs, everyone was just muddling along and trying to adapt.

裁员后，大家都只能**勉强维持**，努力适应。

I didn't study much for the test, so I just muddled along and hoped for the best.

我考试没怎么复习，只能**凑合着过**，希望自己能考好。