hardscrabble

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. Canada,US,not-comparable
    — his hardscrabble peanut farm
  2. Involving hard work and struggle. Canada,US,broadly,not-comparable
    — He leads a hardscrabble existence.

词形变化

hard-scrabble alternative

词源

From hard + scrabble.
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