eked

基本解释

• vt.竭力增补；勉强维持；竭力维持

同根派生

英汉例句

• In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school.
  在旧中国，工人农民连生活都难以维持，更谈不上送子女上学了。
• They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.
  他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强　口。