eke out

动词 eke out:

1. supplement what is thought to be deficient
   同义词：fill out
2. live from day to day, as with some hardship
3. make by laborious and precarious means
   同义词：squeeze out
4. obtain with difficulty
   同义词：squeeze out

1. In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school.
   在旧中国，工人农民连生活都难以维持，更谈不上送子女上学了。
2. They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.
   他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强　口。