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hard·scrab·ble /ˈhɑːdskræbəl $ ˈhɑːrd-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 hardscrabble land has poor soil and will not produce good crops of food, and sometimes not any food at all 〔土地〕贫瘠的 I remembered it being green and humid, nothing like this hardscrabble land. 我记得这片土地原本葱郁而湿润，完全不是如此贫瘠。2 poor, and working on land that does not produce enough food to eat or crops to sell 〔在贫瘠土地上耕作而〕贫困的，勉强维持生活的 The town is also home to hardscrabble residents who have to eat at the soup kitchen. 这个小镇还有一些贫困的居民，他们只能在施食处分得一点吃的。hard·scrab·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable |