They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.
这家人会继续为克服经济上的拮据而奋斗，并默默无闻地活下去。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
adj. 经济的;经济学的;合算的;有经济效益的;
💡 eco 经济 + nom学术领域 + ic ...的 → a.经济的，经济学的
"Experts regarded it as a warning signal of an economic smashup."
专家们把它看作是一场经济灾难的警告信号.
近义：lean, moderate, saving, sparing, temperate, thrifty
反义：improvident, prodigal, profligate, squandering, thriftless, wasteful
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adj. 继续的，延续的;
v. 继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 );持续;逗留;停留;
"She continued to assert that she was innocent."
她仍然坚称自己无辜。
近义：prolonged, continual
vi. 搏斗;奋斗;努力;争取;
n. 打斗;竞争;奋斗;
💡 死抓狗(谐音):与狗 斗争使劲抓狗
"the Dalits' struggle for social and economic rights"
贱民争取社会和经济权利的斗争
近义：battle, strive, tilt, vie, wrestle, combat
反义：accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
n. 希望，可能性;几率，胜算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
💡 这些不寻常的(odd)美元(s)给我们带来了发财的 可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理装满小玩意儿的箱子。
近义：likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail
反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness