| 单词 | eke out |
| 释义 | eke out (once / 9555 pages) v To eke out is to get by with difficulty or a struggle. When you just eke out a living, you live from check to check, barely managing to pay all your bills. You'll often find eke out followed by "a living," or "an existence," describing the process of working hard for every bit of money. You can also use it to mean "squeeze out," or "win after a struggle," the way an underdog baseball team just barely ekes out a win over its rival. And finally, you can make something last longer, or eke it out: "She'll eke out that chili for a whole week, I bet." WORD FAMILYeke out USAGE EXAMPLESThis time, Mr. Karjakin’s remarkable ability to eke out draws was of no use. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) That is a huge number, given that plant breeders struggle to eke out gains of 1 or 2 percent with more conventional approaches. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) The Cubs finally were able to eke out the glorious-knucklehead win by one run in the 10th, despite Maddon practically throwing the game away. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1v live from day to day, as with some hardship Hyper live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style 2v supplement what is thought to be deficient Syn|Hyper fill out supplement add as a supplement to what seems insufficient 3v make by laborious and precarious means Syn|Hyper squeeze out bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages 4v obtain with difficulty Syn|Hyper squeeze out obtain come into possession of |
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