adj.[美]贫脊的；非常穷困的

For starters, Chery is javar old state-owned enterprise, based in a hardscrabble town of Wuhu, Anhui Province. 刚开始

He was born in the hardscrabble South.His father was a drunk who killed his own brother in a gunfight. 他生于贫瘠荒芜的美国南部，父亲是一名酒鬼，在一次枪械格斗中击毙了兄长。

The bank's focus on China's hardscrabble countryside is sure to add challenges to maintaining high profitability. 农业银行的业务重点在中国贫困的农村，这无疑给保持高盈利增加了难度。

A few days after the funeral, my dad and I played golf on Spur's hardscrabble course. 葬礼之后过了几天，爸爸和我在斯珀镇那贫瘠土地的高尔夫球场上打球。

Our tenant was a couple with a child from the rural area, now working in the city and they looked hardscrabble. 租房的是一对进城打工夫妇，带着孩子，看样子条件很拮据。