几经周折才告成功: only after many setbacks was success achieved
删改: make corrections and deletions; revise; delete and change; revise finalized 短语和例子稿子几经删改才定下来。 the draft was revised several times before it was finalized
稿子: 1.(草稿) draft; sketch 短语和例子起个稿子 make a draft2.(稿件) manuscript; contribution 短语和例子给黑板报写稿子 write sth. for the blackboard newspaper; 我必须把这篇稿子退还给作者。 i must return this manuscript to the author.