Phrase
gotten by
勉强过活；凑合过
gotten by is the past participle of get by (irregular).
to manage to live or cope, especially when you do not have much money
常指在钱或资源有限时仍能维持生活或应付过去
- 1.
To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
勉强维持生计；成功、生存或应付,至少达到最低水平。
借过；通过；勉强维持生计；成功、生存或应付,至少达到最低水平。；通过；混过
In use
Even with a part-time job, she can barely get by in this expensive city.
After he lost his job, the family got by on savings for almost a year.
My grandfather is getting by on a small pension these days.
get by on sth
She gets by on a small salary.
她靠微薄的薪水勉强维持生活。
get by without sth/sb
I can get by without a car.
没有车我也能应付。
get by in sth
He can get by in English.
他英语还能对付过去。
get by doing sth
注意：get by后接动词-ing形式表示通过某种方式勉强维持。
They get by selling handmade crafts.
他们靠卖手工艺品勉强糊口。
Common mistakes
I hope I can get by the exam.I hope I can get by in the exam.
“get by” 是不及物短语动词，后接具体领域时需加介词 in，如 get by in something。
He just wants to get by the day.He just wants to get through the day.
“get by” 表示勉强应付，后不直接接宾语；表示度过某段时间应用 get through。
Connections
Confusing words
- get through
- 通过，完成 · get by 指勉强应付或维持，而 get through 强调成功完成或通过某个障碍。
- get along
- 相处，过活 · get by 侧重勉强维持生活或应付困难，而 get along 常指与他人和睦相处或进展顺利。
Word family
- gets by
- third person singular
- got by
- past, past participle
- gotten by
- past participle
- getting by
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.