| 释义 |
Verb: eke out- Supplement what is thought to be deficient
"He eked out his meagre pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
- fill out - Live from day to day, as with some hardship
"He eked out his years in great poverty" - Make by laborious and precarious means
"He eked out a living as a painter"
- squeeze out - Obtain with difficulty
"He eked out some information from the archives"
- squeeze out
Derived forms: eked out, ekes out, eking out Type of: bring in, clear, earn, gain, live, make, obtain, pull in, realise [Brit], realize, supplement, take in |