scrounge
verb [transitive, intransitive] (informal, disapproving)to get something from somebody by asking them for it rather than by paying or working for it synonym cadge白要;白拿 - scrounge something off somebody
He's always scrounging free meals off us. 他老来我们家蹭饭吃。 - scrounge something from somebody
Can I scrounge a cigarette from you? 我能向你讨支烟吗? - scrounge something
He dropped in yet again to scrounge a meal. 他又一次来找吃的。 - scrounge off/from somebody
I don’t want to spend the rest of my life scrounging off other people. 我不想余生都在偷别人的东西。 - scrounge (for something)
What is she scrounging for this time? 这次她又来要什么? You're always scrounging. 我会亲自彻查你的所有开销!
Extra ExamplesI managed to scrounge some food off an old lady. 我设法从一位老太太那里偷了些食物。 street children scrounging for food 街头儿童在乞讨食物 Hello, I've come to scrounge some coffee. 你好,我来找些咖啡。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: variant of dialect scrunge ‘steal’.- scrounge something off somebody