scrounge

scrounge
(informal)(非正式)
verb
  1. [with obj.]seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth
    乞讨；骗取；偷窃
    he had managed to scrounge a free meal.
    他已经弄到一顿不花钱的饭。
    [no obj.]we didn't scrounge off the social security.
    我们并没有骗取社会福利。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of seeking to obtain something in such a way
    乞讨；骗取；偷窃
常用词组
on the scrounge
  1. (Brit.)engaged in such activity
    (英)从事乞讨骗取（或偷窃）的活动
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: variant of dialect scrunge 'steal'
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