eke out

• 短语动词，指让少量某物维持更长时间，或指费力地获得某物。

A phrasal verb used to indicate making a small amount of something last longer or obtaining something with great difficulty.

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1. Make a living with difficultyformal

   To manage to obtain a livelihood or support with great effort and limited resources.

   勉强度日

   • The farmer eked out a living from the barren soil.
   • She eked out a meager income by working multiple part-time jobs.
   • They eked out a subsistence in the remote mountain village.

   同义词scrapescratchsqueezewrest

   反义词flourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

   To make a limited supply of something last longer by using it carefully and sparingly.

   省着用

   • He eked out the last of the water until they reached the oasis.
   • She eked out the small amount of paint to finish the entire wall.
   • They eked out their food supplies during the long winter.

   同义词conservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   反义词consumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   勉力取得

   • The team eked out a narrow victory in the final seconds of the game.
   • He eked out a small profit from the struggling business.
   • She eked out a passing grade after studying all night.

   同义词scratch outsqueeze outwrestwring