VERB 乞讨;索要 If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it.
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。
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。
He was always quoting Dickens in his letters, gobbling up Dickens sympathy for the London poor, all those blighted Oliver twists scrounging in the streets. 他总是在他的信中引用狄更斯,狄更斯同情伦敦贫民,所有的那些奥利弗在街上乞讨的波折。
In the final panic before the big day you will find many singletons online scrounging for a date. 在情人节这个重要节日的最后恐慌前,你会发现许多单身男女在网络上寻找约会机会。
For now, the FDA and firms are scrounging for solutions. 现在食品和药品管理局以及药物厂商都在努力寻找解决方案。
Rocked by the recent earthquake, China is now scrounging for all available sources of diesel to power thousands of generators that have taken the place of downed power plants. 最近中国四川发生的强烈地震导致当地发电厂发生严重破坏,中国也被迫千方百计地筹措柴油供数千台发电机使用。
She's always scrounging money off her brother. 她总找哥哥借钱。