vt.竭力增補(bǔ);勉強(qiáng)維持;竭力維持
In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school. 在舊中國,工人農(nóng)民連生活都難以維持,更談不上送子女上學(xué)了。
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary. 他們靠他微薄的薪金勉強(qiáng) 口。
風(fēng)險(xiǎn)追求