The lecture will be given if you can scrape together enough people to listen to it.(你們如能召集到足夠的聽眾那就舉辦這個講座。)

Because fees have doubled in real terms since the last recession, to 10,000 pounds a year on average for day schools, any money parents scrape together will be burned through much faster.(由于上次經濟衰退以來，實質費用已經翻了一倍，全日制學校達到了平均每年一萬英鎊，所以不管家長們湊出來多少錢都將很快被“燒”得精光。)

He cannot be certain of winning a majority in his assembly, though he can probably deploy his popular appeal to scrape one together.(他不能確定，一定能在議會里獲得多數。)

Schools had to be cleared of rubble and of displaced people; families had to scrape together money for uniforms and fees.(學校必須清除廢墟并且讓無家可歸的人們離開，很多家庭則必須為制服和費用節衣縮食。)

Remember, not many people manage to scrape together the gumption and cash to experience travel and appreciate foreign cultures.(記住，能成功做到有那個精力和金錢來體驗旅游和欣賞外國文化的人并不多。)

Suitable for beginners to learn, of course, as the end of operations, was able to scrape together a living.(說明：適合初學者學習使用，當然作為期末作業，還是能夠湊活的。)

We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.(我們好不容易湊齊八名志愿者。)

Sally has to scrape together some money for the house dues to be eligible for social functions.(莎莉必須湊集一些錢，以繳付姊妹會會費，俾可參加該會的社交活動。)

It usually happens that, before they can scrape together enough money, it is seized by the country officers or taken away by robbers and thieves or by fire and flood.(還沒等到聚很多財的時候就要么被縣官要么被水火或盜賊侵犯掠奪了。)

He had to have money, all he could scrape together.(錢，他也需要錢，他也要用一切法子搞到錢。)