单词：eke out
弥补...的不足, 竭力维持
eke out的用法和样例：
例句
- He eked out a living as a painter.他作为一个画家竭力维持自己的生活。
- Still in the red, the divorced mother ekes out a living by taking on several moonlighting.那失婚母亲负债累累，只得身兼多职，竭力维持生计。
- As for equivocations, or oraculous speeches,they cannot hold out long.至于模棱两可，含糊其辞的话，那是不能持久的。
词汇搭配
- eke out a living勉强维持生活...
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