"勉强对付(在某种情况下)" can be translated into English as "manage to cope (under certain circumstances)" or "make do (in a particular situation)".
Here are two example sentences incorporating this phrase:
1、 Despite the shortage of resources, we managed to cope under the circumstances.
(在资源短缺的情况下,我们勉强对付了过去。)
2、 Without proper tools, they had to make do in that challenging situation.
(在没有适当工具的情况下,他们不得不勉强对付那个具有挑战性的局面。)