"squeak by" 怎么发音
expression
ˈskwik/ /ˈbaɪ
SKWEEK BY
skwˈiːk/ /bˈaɪ
sk-WEEK BY
释义
To succeed by a very small margin; to barely manage to achieve something, especially when it was almost a failure or loss.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈskwik/ /ˈbaɪ
英式英语
skwˈiːk/ /bˈaɪ
简化发音
美式
SKWEEK BY
英式
sk-WEEK BY
语境中听
He managed to squeak by on the final exam.
We only had enough money to squeak by this month.
The team squeaked by with a one-point win.
We really had to cut back this month just to squeak by.