catch-as-catch-can

catch-as-catch-can

adj.（形容词）
Using or making do with whatever means are available; irregular:
不择手段的：用一切存在的方法的；无规律的：
例句：
made a catch-as-catch-can living doing odd jobs.
打小时工混日子

adv.（副词）
However or by whatever means possible:
以任何可能的方法地：
例句：
.Reading was learned catch-as-catch-can, while reindeer farming was learned deeply and thoroughly through the daily rigors of survival.(Bunny McBride)
.当驯鹿养殖业通过每日生存的劳苦深入而全面地为人们所知时，人们以可能的一切方式学习阅读.(邦尼·麦克布赖德)