英语词汇“eke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ekeeke /ik/ verb

ETYMOLOGYeke

Origin: Old English iecan, ecan to increase

VERB TABLE

eke

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	eke
	he, she, it	ekes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	eked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have eked
	he, she, it	has eked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had eked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will eke
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have eked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am eking
	he, she, it	is eking
	you, we, they	are eking
Past	I, he, she, it	was eking
	you, we, they	were eking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been eking
	he, she, it	has been eking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been eking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be eking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been eking

[Origin: Old English iecan, ecan to increase]eke something ↔ out phrasal verb literary1eke out a living/existence to succeed in getting the things you need to live, even though you have very little money or food: Cliff’s family worked in the cotton fields to eke out a meager living.2eke out a profit/victory etc. to just barely succeed in making a profit, winning a competition, etc.: If they’re lucky, they might eke out a tiny profit for the year.3to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by carefully using small amounts of it: The library has worked hard to eke out extra space for books.