| 释义 |
●ˌeke sth ˈout1. to make a small supply of sth last longer by using only a little at a time or by adding sth else to it 省出…再用；节约使用；勉力维持◆She eked out the stew to make another meal.
她省出一些炖菜，留到下一顿吃。OBJ income, supplies2. ˌeke ˈout sth (literary) to manage to live with very little money 糊口；艰难度日◆She eked out a living by selling what she could grow.
她卖些能种的东西来糊口。OBJ living, existence NOTE Eke out is not used with a pronoun object in this meaning. * eke out 作此义时不与代词宾语连用。1 [v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (less frequent) 2 [v + adv + n] |