eke out

短语
C2

弥补...的不足, 竭力维持

词形变化

eked out ekeing out ekes out 三单 ekes out eking out eking out 现在分词 eked out 过去式 eked out 过去分词

别名

eek out

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To supplement.

    及物

    The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.

  2. 2.

    To obtain with difficulty or effort.

    及物

    Near-synonym: squeeze out

    He eked out a living selling vegetables from his garden.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

fill out squeeze out

上位词 10

make live clear realize earn realise gain obtain supplement pull in

词源

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

来源：wiktionary