scrounge

英 [skraʊn(d)ʒ] 美 [skraʊndʒ]
  • vi. 搜寻;乞讨
  • vt. 搜寻;乞讨;骗取
  • n. 讨要;索要
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1. 谐音“搜靠牢记、搜靠老纪、搜靠老哥”。
2. 谐音“时刻闹饥”------家乡时刻闹饥荒,只有外出乞讨了。在以前、古代经常闹饥荒,外出乞讨可是常见的事。
3. 谐音“四客闹饥、十客闹饥”------一群人围在你面前喊饿,很显然是在向你乞讨嘛!多么熟悉的场景啊!
scrounge (v.)
"to acquire by irregular means," 1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge "to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer" (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe "to pry about;" or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge "push, jostle" (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I. Related: Scrounged; scrounging.
1. Williams had to scrounge enough money to get his car out of the car park.
威廉斯不得不讨来足够的钱把车开出停车场。

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2. The government did not give them money, forcing them to scrounge for food.
政府没有给他们钱,他们只能去要饭。

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3. If you're on the scrounge again, I've no money.
你要是再想借钱, 我可没有了.

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4. I managed to scrounge the materials to build a shed.
我设法弄来点材料搭个棚子.

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5. Don't scrounge my pen without my allowance!
我不允许,你不能擅自拿我的钢笔用!

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