動詞 tide over:

1. suffice for a period between two points
   同義詞：bridge over, keep going

1. If they would put their heads together, they would find ways to tide over the difficulty.
   如果他們集思廣益，他們就能找到渡過困難的辦法。
2. John is willing to tide over his sister a little longer.
   約翰愿意再接濟(jì)她妹妹一些時候。
3. The scholarship helped Martin to tide over a temporary embarrassment.
   那筆獎學(xué)金幫助馬丁解決了暫時的經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。
4. Please give us a90-day extension on loan repayment to help us tide over current financial difficulty.
   請給我們延長90天的貸款償還期限，以便克服目前的財政困難。