They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.
這家人會繼續為克服經濟上的拮據而奮斗，并默默無聞地活下去。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 45 The power of the press
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
adj. 經濟的;經濟學的;合算的;有經濟效益的;
?? eco 經濟 + nom學術領域 + ic ...的 → a.經濟的，經濟學的
"Experts regarded it as a warning signal of an economic smashup."
專家們把它看作是一場經濟災難的警告信號.
近義：lean, moderate, saving, sparing, temperate, thrifty
反義：improvident, prodigal, profligate, squandering, thriftless, wasteful
continued
[k?n'tinju:d]
adj. 繼續的，延續的;
v. 繼續，連續( continue的過去式和過去分詞 );持續;逗留;停留;
"She continued to assert that she was innocent."
她仍然堅稱自己無辜。
近義：prolonged, continual
vi. 搏斗;奮斗;努力;爭取;
n. 打斗;競爭;奮斗;
?? 死抓狗(諧音):與狗 斗爭使勁抓狗
"the Dalits' struggle for social and economic rights"
賤民爭取社會和經濟權利的斗爭
近義：battle, strive, tilt, vie, wrestle, combat
反義：accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
n. 希望，可能性;幾率，勝算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
?? 這些不尋常的(odd)美元(s)給我們帶來了發財的 可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理裝滿小玩意兒的箱子。
近義：likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness