| 词组 | eke out |
| 释义 | Phr V eke out ekes, eking, eked eke out sth or eke sth out (never passive) to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small supply of itI added some tomato to eke out the meat sauce. to manage to get enough of what you need even though this is very difficultHe ekes out a living (= gets enough money to live) by trading paintings for food. eke out1. To use something sparingly in an attempt to preserve it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "eke" and "out." Until somebody finds us shipwrecked here, we’ll have to eke out all the supplies we have. 2. To obtain something through hard work or effort. A noun or pronoun can be used between "eke" and "out." In addition to my full-time job, I started doing some freelance work and can now eke out my rent payment. 3. To manage to do something successfully immediately before a deadline or in the last remaining amount of time. A noun or pronoun can be used between "eke" and "out." Thanks to two goals in the third period, we were able to eke out a win. eke something outto extend something; to add to something. He worked at two jobs in order to eke his income out. He managed to eke out a living. eke out1. Supplement, make last, as in The survivors eked out their food and water until they were rescued. [Late 1500s] 2. Get with great difficulty or effort, as in The soil was terrible but they managed to eke out a living by rotating crops. [Early 1800s] |
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