scrape together

The lecture will be given if you can scrape together enough people to listen to it.(你们如能召集到足够的听众那就举办这个讲座。)

Because fees have doubled in real terms since the last recession, to 10,000 pounds a year on average for day schools, any money parents scrape together will be burned through much faster.(由于上次经济衰退以来，实质费用已经翻了一倍，全日制学校达到了平均每年一万英镑，所以不管家长们凑出来多少钱都将很快被“烧”得精光。)

He cannot be certain of winning a majority in his assembly, though he can probably deploy his popular appeal to scrape one together.(他不能确定，一定能在议会里获得多数。)

Schools had to be cleared of rubble and of displaced people; families had to scrape together money for uniforms and fees.(学校必须清除废墟并且让无家可归的人们离开，很多家庭则必须为制服和费用节衣缩食。)

Remember, not many people manage to scrape together the gumption and cash to experience travel and appreciate foreign cultures.(记住，能成功做到有那个精力和金钱来体验旅游和欣赏外国文化的人并不多。)

Suitable for beginners to learn, of course, as the end of operations, was able to scrape together a living.(说明：适合初学者学习使用，当然作为期末作业，还是能够凑活的。)

We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.(我们好不容易凑齐八名志愿者。)

Sally has to scrape together some money for the house dues to be eligible for social functions.(莎莉必须凑集一些钱，以缴付姊妹会会费，俾可参加该会的社交活动。)

It usually happens that, before they can scrape together enough money, it is seized by the country officers or taken away by robbers and thieves or by fire and flood.(还没等到聚很多财的时候就要么被县官要么被水火或盗贼侵犯掠夺了。)

He had to have money, all he could scrape together.(钱，他也需要钱，他也要用一切法子搞到钱。)