English Dictionary

scratch together

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.

日本語の意味

（特に金銭など少量の資金や資源を）苦労して集める、寄せ集める / いろいろなところから少々ずつ集める、寄せ合せる

After selling old furniture and working extra shifts, they were finally able to scratch together enough money for the trip.

古い家具を売ったり残業をしたりして、彼らはついに旅行のための資金をかき集めることができた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.

scratches together （ present singular third-person ）

scratching together （ participle present ）

scratched together （ participle past ）

scratched together （ past ）