“勉强糊口”常见的英文表达有 "scrape by/along" 或 "make ends meet"。以下为具体说明:
scrape by/along
侧重于描述艰难维持基本生活的状态,例如:
Many families in this area are just scraping by.(这个地区的许多家庭仅能勉强糊口。)
make ends meet
更强调收支平衡的艰难,例如:
With his low salary, he struggles to make ends meet.(靠微薄的薪水,他勉强维持生计。)
其他相关表达:live from hand to mouth(手头紧,仅够糊口)
They have to live from hand to mouth after losing their jobs.(失业后,他们只能勉强糊口。)
eke out a living(勉强维持生计)
Farmers in this region eke out a living from the poor soil.(这里的农民靠贫瘠的土地勉强维持生计。)
根据语境选择最贴切的短语即可。