Scraping the barrel 滥竽充数，勉强凑合

何航

今日短语

To scrape the barrel 意思是在没有更好选择的情况下处于无奈只能滥竽充数，将就凑合。
例句
You chose Mark to represent us at the meeting? That's really scraping the barrel.
A: What are you wearing to the wedding?

B: The same dress as last time. I know I'm scraping the barrel. I just can't afford anything new!
请注意
如果某事被形容为 a barrel of laughs 那就意味着这件事很搞笑。这个短语常被用在否定句中。
A: How was the meeting?

B: Pretty bad. We found out they are cutting 10 jobs. Not exactly a barrel of laughs.

何航

今日小常识A person who makes barrels is called a cooper. They also make other containers such as casks, buckets and tubs.
在英语里，制作大木桶的木桶工被成为 cooper. 木桶工制作大小和功能不同的各种桶状容器，如 casks 酒桶、buckets 水桶、tubs 浴盆等。