make two ends meet
基本解释
- 使收支相抵
英汉例句
- More than 7 million Americans hold down two or even three jobs to make ends meet.
大约7百万以上的美国人为了平衡家庭收支不得不坚持做两到三份工作。
blog.sina.com.cn - But we know it takes two paychecks to make ends meet today, when it used to take one.
但是我们知道今天花了两张付薪水的支票来收支相抵，就在惯常的花掉一张的时候。
blog.sina.com.cn - Maybe you have a newborn or a sick child, or maybe you’re working two jobs to make ends meet.
可能你有一个刚出生或者生病的孩子，又或者你在打两份工以维持生活。 - This suggests that the base pay rates remain too low and that many workers are struggling to make ends meet given the rising cost of living in China and the difficulty that single children have in supporting two aging parents.
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