eke out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To supplement. transitive
    — The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.
  2. To obtain with difficulty or effort. transitive
    — Near-synonym: squeeze out

词形变化

ekes out present,singular,third-person eking out participle,present eked out participle,past eked out past

词源

From obsolete eke (“to add to, augment; to increase”) + out.
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