eke out
v. 竭力维持;弥补…的不足
同义词
参考例子
1.to eke out an income with a second job
以做第二职业来弥补收入的不足
2.In certain cases, education and enlightenment can serve to eke out evil.
在某种情况下,教育和智力都是可以起济恶的作用的。
3.We are no more inclined to eke out our sentimental sorrows than to cherish our bodily pains.
我们不愿意增加我们多愁善感的悲哀,正如我们不愿意保留我们身体上的疼痛一样。
英文解释
v.
1.supplement what is thought to be deficient
2.live from day to day, as with some hardship
3.make by laborious and precarious means
4.obtain with difficulty
网络释义
eke out
弥补不足; 辛苦经营; 勉强维持; 补充;
eke out with
靠...弥补不足;
eke out a living
勉强维持生活;
eke out one's livelihood
糊口;