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He filed war stories for the magazine to eke a living.他靠给杂志撰写战争故事来勉强度日。I'm not ashamed to eke food out.吃省一点，我并不觉得丢脸。We watered down the wine so as to eke it out for the remainder of the evening.我们在酒里搀了水，以便晚上剩下的时间里有东西喝。There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.剩下的食物不多，但是我们省吃少餐设法挺了过来。I pictured her trying to eke out her money to last to the end of the month.我想象着她尽量把钱用到月底的景况。They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks.他们在纸板棚屋中凄惨度日。Dealers are mixing the drug with heroin and cocaine to eke out their supplies.毒贩在这种毒品中掺入海洛因和可卡因，这使他们的毒品供应可以持久。They eke out a precarious existence foraging in the forest.他们靠在森林中搜寻食物维持着朝不保夕的生活。That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides .那迫使农民们努力在陡峭的山坡上勉强维持生计。Tom came from behind to eke out a half-second victory.汤姆好不容易后来居上，抢先半秒钟获胜。He struggled to scratch/eke out a living as a farmer.作为农民，他拼命努力以勉强维持生计。The empress dowager managed to eke out her life of souvenir in her palace.皇太后在皇宫里设法靠回忆往昔来度过余生。They both had to eke out their modest earnings designing fabrics.他们俩只得靠设计织物图样来贴补有限的家用。Dan, his wife Breda and eight children were struggling to eke out a living.丹、他的妻子布雷达以及八个孩子在艰难度日。Inflation has taught companies ingenious ways to eke out modest budgets.通货膨胀使各公司想出一些妙招来节约使用有限的预算。 |