eked
v.
（靠节省用量）使…的供应持久( eke的过去式和过去分词 );
节约使用;
竭力维持生计;
勉强度日;
例句:
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She eked out the stew to make another meal.
她省出一些钝菜再做一顿饭.
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She eked out her small income by washing clothes for other people.
她替人洗衣以贴补微薄的收入.
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She eked out her small income by cleaning other people's houses.
她靠打扫别人的屋子来贴补她微薄的收入.
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What little food they had, they eked it out as long as they could.
来自BBC
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Both benchmarks eked out weekly gains amid a late-session advance, and each rose for the first time in seven sessions.
来自WSJ
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Notre Dame, the Big East Conference winner that had eked past UConn three times this season.
来自WSJ