tide over

动词 tide over:

1. suffice for a period between two points
   同义词：bridge over, keep going

1. If they would put their heads together, they would find ways to tide over the difficulty.
   如果他们集思广益，他们就能找到渡过困难的办法。
2. John is willing to tide over his sister a little longer.
   约翰愿意再接济她妹妹一些时候。
3. The scholarship helped Martin to tide over a temporary embarrassment.
   那笔奖学金帮助马丁解决了暂时的经济困难。
4. Please give us a90-day extension on loan repayment to help us tide over current financial difficulty.
   请给我们延长90天的贷款偿还期限，以便克服目前的财政困难。