muddle through

英 [ˈmʌdl θruː]

美 [ˈmʌdl θruː]

胡乱应付过去; 勉强蒙混过关

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 胡乱应付过去;勉强蒙混过关
  If youmuddle through, you manage to do something even though you do not have the proper equipment or do not really know how to do it.
  1. We will muddle through and just play it day by day...
     我们会应付过关的，就一天一天地演吧。
  2. The BBC may be able to muddle through the next five years like this...
     像这样，英国广播公司也许能勉强再应付5年。
  3. Somehow or other, we muddled our way through.
     不管怎么样，我们还是勉强撑过来了。

双语例句

• He knew enough mathematics to muddle through in his job.
  他懂得一些数学，工作上大体可以对付过去。
• But his gift for oratory might create a sense of shared sacrifice that will help him to muddle through.
  但是他的演讲天赋也可以产生一种共患难的感觉，能够帮助他胡乱应付过去。
• China was once central to hopes that the world could muddle through the credit crisis without a recession.
  中国一度是人们以为世界会安渡信贷危机而不致陷入衰退的希望所在。
• The financial crisis tends to corroborate its ability to muddle through a global recession.
  金融危机似乎也证明印度有能力熬过全球性的经济衰退。
• In truth, I have no theories at all, except that working life can be hard and we must muddle through as best we can.
  事实上，我没有任何理论，我只知道，工作生活会很辛苦，我们必须努力以最佳方式度过这段时间。
• They never seem to have a proper plan but manage to muddle through somehow.
  他们似乎从来没有个合适的计划，但又总干出了些成绩。
• We'll muddle through somehow.
  我们能想办法应付过去。
• The third option is to muddle through, shedding a few duds and tolerating the rest.
  第三种选择是得过且过，裁掉几个庸才，容忍其他的。
• The best we can do is try to stay cool and muddle through.
  我们能做的顶多就是设法保持冷静，蒙混过关。
• I expect we shall muddle through somehow!
  我看我们总能应付过去。