hardscrabble
英 [ˌhɑ:dˈskræbl] 美 [ˌhɑrdˈskræbl]

adj.

贫脊的，非常穷困的；

英英释义

hardscrabble[ 'hɑ:d'skræbl ]

• adj.
  • yielding little by great labor

    "a hardscrabble farm"

  • of a bare living gained by great labor

    "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"

    同义词：marginal

权威例句

Architecture and Directional Scales of Heterogeneity in Alluvial-Fan Aquifers: DISCUSSION
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Salvage memory: constellating material histories on a hardscrabble homestead
The hardscrabble hypothesis: a reduction in chronic tissue damage has increased the incidence of autoimmune disease
Hardscrabble heritage: the ruined blackhouse and crofting landscape as heritage from below.
Geology of the Precambrian metamorphic rocks along South Hardscrabble Creek, Wet Mountains, Colorado ( USA)
The Shellfishers of St. Catherines Island: Hardscrabble Foragers or Farming Beachcombers?
Request for Cultural Resources Clearance Survey or Monitoring Strawberry Valley, Strawberry Highline Canal and Power Plant