"scrape together" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 東拼西湊
• 勉強湊齊

Definition

特別是錢或資源，艱難地從多個小來源收集或找到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，多用於錢，表示努力和資源有限。通常指從很多小地方東拼西湊，並非來自一大筆來源。

Examples

We scraped together enough money to buy a used car.

我們**東拼西湊**了足夠的錢買了一輛二手車。

They managed to scrape together the supplies for the project.

他們設法**勉強湊齊**了項目所需的材料。

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

我不得不在最後一刻**東拼西湊**組建了一個團隊參加活動。

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

付完房租後，我這個月**勉強湊夠**買菜的錢。

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

我們**把僅剩的積蓄東拼西湊**，才撐到發薪日。

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

他不知怎麼地**湊夠了**買演唱會門票的錢。