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scratch

艰难地拼凑/勉强维持 (v.)

常用搭配 `scratch out an existence` 或 `scratch out a living`，表示在极度艰难的条件下，靠着一点一滴的努力「勉强糊口」或「白手起家」。

But unlike the Targaryens, we were no dragonlords.

For centuries, my house had to scratch out an existence from the sea

with grit and luck.