eke
v (phr v) eke sth out
(a) make a small supply of sth last longer by adding sth else to it or by using it sparingly 使小量物品用的時間長(靠節(jié)省用量或以他物彌補)
They eked out their coal by collecting firewood. 他們揀拾木柴以補充煤的不足.
(b) manage to make (a living) laboriously by doing this 竭力維持(生活)
eking out a meagre existence 勉強維持貧困的生活.
??? 情景例句
We're lost, can you help us figure out where we are?