〈非正式〉退而求其次;起用剩下的次等人才(或物资)。
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel , huh ? - yes , sir.
使出最后一招了,哈?-是,长官。
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'Oil' is at the bottom of the barrel, not any love for those specks of an islands.
问题的关键是“石油”,而非对星星散落岛屿的热爱。
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They must have scraped the bottom of the barrel when chose her to fill that position.
他们选用她担任这项职务,想必是穷途之策了.
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With a median hourly wage of $15.51, being a high-flying roofer is still near the bottom of the barrel.
每小时工资15.51美元,站在高处的人,薪资水平却在底部。
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With a median hourly wage of $15. 51, being a high-flying roofer is still near the bottom of the barrel.
每小时工资15.51美元,站在高处的人,薪资水平却在底部。
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Though his investment in the stock-index option suffered heavy losses, it is far away from the stage to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
虽然他在股指期权上的投资损失惨重,但还远远没到使出最后招数以求一博的地步。
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Though his investment in the stock- index option suffered heavy losses , it is far away from the stage to scrape the bottom of the barrel .
虽然他在股指期权上的投资损失惨重,但还远远没到使出最后招数以求一博的地步。
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To pass the time, I’d play a game by trying to cover the bottom of the barrel with corks I drilled before the foreman came along to empty it out.
为了打发时间,我自己发明了一个游戏,在领班过来取软木塞前将装木塞的桶底用木塞塞得满满当当的。