勉强

1. manage with an effort; do with difficulty

♦ 病人~喝了点粥。 With an effort the patient ate some gruel. or The patient forced himself to take a few mouthful of gruel.

2. reluctant; grudging

♦ ~协助(许诺) give reluctant assistance (a reluctant promise)

♦ ~同意 reluctantly agree

♦ ~地笑了笑 force a smile

3. force sb. to do sth.

♦ 要是他不愿意去, 就不要~他。 If he doesn't want to go, don't force him to.

4. inadequate; unconvincing; strained; farfetched

♦ 你的理由很~。 The reason you give is rather unconvincing.

5. barely enough

♦ ~的多数 a bare majority

♦ ~维持生活 eke out a bare living; scrape along