(靠节省用量)使…的供应持久( eke的现在分词 );节约使用;竭力维持生计;勉强度日;
He had been eking out a wretched existence, story-telling, or selling tobacco.
他辛辛苦苦地凑合着生活, 说书, 或者卖烟草.
They had to have some way of eking out a reasonable existence.
他们不得不辛辛苦苦地维持合理的生活.
He was eking out an existence on a few francs a day.
他每天就靠几法郎勉强度日。
She is eking out her income by working in the evenings.
她在晚上工作以增加收入.
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