"get by with" in Chinese (Simplified)
靠…勉强维持靠…度日
Definition
用仅有的资源、帮助或条件勉强维持生存或完成事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式表达,常用于描述缺乏(金钱、资源、帮助等)时勉强应付。常搭配‘money’、‘help’等名词,暗示情况艰难但还能应付。
Examples
We have to get by with very little money this month.
这个月我们得**靠**很少的钱**勉强维持**。
She can get by with her basic English skills when she travels.
她旅行时只**靠**基础英语就能**勉强应付**。
We will have to get by with what we have for now.
目前我们只能**靠**现有的条件**勉强过日子**。
I forgot my tools, so I’ll just have to get by with what’s in this drawer.
我忘带工具了,只能**靠**抽屉里的东西**应付一下**。
Sometimes we just have to get by with less until things get better.
有时候我们只能**靠**更少的东西**勉强度日**,直到情况好转。
Do you think you can get by with only one laptop for the whole team?
你觉得整个团队只**靠**一台笔记本电脑**能应付得来吗**?