scrounge
英 [skraʊn(d)ʒ]
美 [skraʊndʒ]
- vi. 搜尋；乞討
- vt. 搜尋；乞討；騙取
- n. 討要；索要
助記提示
1. 諧音“搜靠牢記、搜靠老紀、搜靠老哥”。
2. 諧音“時刻鬧饑”------家鄉時刻鬧饑荒，隻有外出乞討了。在以前、古代經常鬧饑荒，外出乞討可是常見的事。
3. 諧音“四客鬧饑、十客鬧饑”------一群人圍在你麵前喊餓，很顯然是在向你乞討嘛！多麽熟悉的場景啊！
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Williams had to scrounge enough money to get his car out of the car park.
- 威廉斯不得不討來足夠的錢把車開出停車場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The government did not give them money, forcing them to scrounge for food.
- 政府沒有給他們錢，他們隻能去要飯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you're on the scrounge again, I've no money.
- 你要是再想借錢, 我可沒有了.
來自互聯網
- 4. I managed to scrounge the materials to build a shed.
- 我設法弄來點材料搭個棚子.
來自互聯網
- 5. Don't scrounge my pen without my allowance!
- 我不允許,你不能擅自拿我的鋼筆用!
來自互聯網