勉强 miǎnqiǎnɡ A. verb ① （指能力不够） do with difficulty ▸ 勉强凑足了钱上大学 scrape together enough money for a college education ▸ 他勉强把那个沉重的箱子搬了起来。 With some difficulty he lifted up the heavy trunk. ② （强迫） force ▸ 他决不勉强别人接纳自己。 He’d never think of imposing himself on others. B. adjective ① （不情愿） reluctant ▸ 勉强同意赔款协议 reluctantly agree to the indemnity clause ▸ 他很勉强地道了歉。 He apologized grudgingly. ② （牵强） unconvincing ▸ 他的证据很勉强。 His evidence is rather unconvincing. C. adverb barely ▸ 勉强维持生计 eke out a living ▸ 他考试勉强及格。 He only just scraped through the examination. |