勉强

He made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van.

他靠用货车卖薄饼勉强度日。

Fan Po-wen again nodded and forced an uneasy smile.

范博 文勉强再点头,又勉强逼出一点笑容.

For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive.

几个世纪以来，那里的农民只能勉强维持生计。

There is a difficult time ahead, but we'll rub through somehow.

艰难的日子在后头, 可是我们总能勉强对付过去.

Melville managed to get by on a small amount of money.

梅尔维尔仅靠一点点钱勉强度日。

The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.

泰坦尼克号及时地转了方向, 勉强避开了高耸在它旁边超过海面一百英尺的一块巨大的冰墙.

He could just about see the little man behind the counter.

他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist.

他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。

It was Colin's voice, only just audible.

那是科林的声音，勉强能听得见。

Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

他们的快乐表情看上去很勉强而做作.

They only just managed to scrape the money together.

他们只是勉强凑够了钱。

An all-star game might scare up a little interest.

一场全明星比赛可能勉强会激起一点点兴趣。

Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.

征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。

I'd beery reluctant to ascribe this purely to heading author Dr.

把造成这种情形的原因完全归于头部的撞击似乎有些勉强.

tear away from: To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.

使…勉强地离开；使（例如某人自己）不情愿地或勉强地离开：

I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.

我担心你会觉得我们是在勉强你。

He narrowly averted an accident.

他勉强避免了一场事故((他险些儿在事故中遭殃)).

Far from being unctuous Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent.

由于并不愿意假意奉承,所以帕特总是不愿意表现出勉强顺从的姿态.

The film studio grudgingly agreed to allow him to continue working.

这家电影公司勉强同意让他继续工作。

He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.

他赢了，但是赢得十分勉强。

Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate.

挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱，不过也还勉强看得见。

One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.

他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。

The hallowed portals of academe were slowly and grudgingly opening to women.

大学神圣的大门缓慢又勉强地向女性敞开。

The music was barely audible.

音乐声勉强能听见。

Wind has zero fuel cost , so is only constrained as a last resort.

风能的零燃料零排放勉强作为最后的优势. 但是谁买账?

Her hand was just visible by the light from the sitting room.

借着起居室的灯光，勉强能看见她的手。

"I think we could agree on that one." — "Only just."

“我想在那一点上我们是一致的。”——“勉强算是吧。”

Her voice was barely audible above the noise.

一片嘈杂，她的声音只能勉强听得见。

I can scrape along on a reduced income for a short time, but not for ever. Earning twenty dollars a week, John barely keeps his head above water.

短时间内，我可以靠减少的收入勉勉强强度日，但不能维持长久。约翰一星期赚二十元，虽然不用举债度日，但过得很勉强。

If we can get a draw, we might scrape through.

如果我们能打平，可能会勉强获胜。