| 释义 |
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel informalto have to use something even though it is not very good, because there is nothing better available将就，凑合:•It was clear that the party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians.很显然，那个政党在降低标准寻找有能力的政治家。⇒bow and scrape at BOW¹ (5)⇒scrape / scratch a living at LIVING² (1)scrape (the bottom of) the ˈbarrel(disapproving)to have to use whatever things or people you can get, because there is not much choice available（因别无选择）将就，凑合 |