to eke out a food supply
節省消耗食物貯備
eked out an income by working two jobs.
幹雙份工作來彌補收入的不足
eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
在貧瘠的地區耕作以勉強度日
many petty traders barely eked out a living.
許多小本生意的商人僅能餬口。
marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.
寫作能力很低；勉強維持生計
She eked out the stew to make another meal.
她省出一些鈍菜再做一頓飯。
They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持着朝不保夕的生活。
the remains of yesterday's stew could be eked out to make another meal.
昨天剩的燉肉可以再頂一頓飯喫。
She eked out her small income by working as a music tutor.
"她當音樂家庭教師,籍以彌補她那微薄收入的不足。"
Do you suppose the Mind that imaged that profuseness ever intended you to be limited, to have to scrimp and save in order to eke out a bare existence?
難道你還認爲自己在思想上的扣扣減減能夠爲這世界增添一點什麼嗎？）
In the meantime Jobs eked out a bohemian existence on the fringes of Reed.
在此期間，喬布斯在裏德學院作爲一名邊緣人物，過着放蕩不羈的生活。
Source: Steve Jobs BiographyFrom generation to generation, they tilled land for landlord only to eke out a bare subsistence.
和我們來往的朋友也都是老老實實的貧苦農民。
Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1We were eking things out a bit longer.
我們只是勉強把 使用時間延長了一點點。
Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 CollectionIt's a cruel place to eke out an existence.
環境嚴酷之極，只可勉強生存。
Source: Nordic Wild Style ChroniclesEking out a little bit more may not necessarily give you better-tasting coffee.
稍微往外倒掉一點不一定能讓你喝到味道更好的咖啡。
Source: Coffee Tasting GuideThe bloc's economy eked out expansion of 0.1 percent over the fourth quarter.
其在第四季度勉強實現了0。1%的增長。
Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2023 CollectionWell, go and find out while we eke out some examples…
嗯，去試試吧，同時我們精打細算聽幾個例句吧。
Source: BBC Authentic EnglishCouldn't we just eke out this script for a little longer?
我們就不能把這個劇本再勉強延續一段時間嗎？
Source: BBC Authentic EnglishIn America it has taken decades for e-commerce to eke out a double-digit share of retail spending.
在美國，電子商務花了幾十年時間纔在零售支出中佔據兩位數的份額。
Source: The Economist (Summary)These families eke out a living by collecting and selling recyclable items they find in the garbage.
這些家庭靠收集和出售可回收的物品維持生計。他們在垃圾裏找到的。
Source: VOA Standard English - Middle Eastto eke out a food supply
節省消耗食物貯備
eked out an income by working two jobs.
幹雙份工作來彌補收入的不足
eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
在貧瘠的地區耕作以勉強度日
many petty traders barely eked out a living.
許多小本生意的商人僅能餬口。
marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.
寫作能力很低；勉強維持生計
She eked out the stew to make another meal.
她省出一些鈍菜再做一頓飯。
They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持着朝不保夕的生活。
the remains of yesterday's stew could be eked out to make another meal.
昨天剩的燉肉可以再頂一頓飯喫。
She eked out her small income by working as a music tutor.
"她當音樂家庭教師,籍以彌補她那微薄收入的不足。"
Do you suppose the Mind that imaged that profuseness ever intended you to be limited, to have to scrimp and save in order to eke out a bare existence?
難道你還認爲自己在思想上的扣扣減減能夠爲這世界增添一點什麼嗎？）
In the meantime Jobs eked out a bohemian existence on the fringes of Reed.
在此期間，喬布斯在裏德學院作爲一名邊緣人物，過着放蕩不羈的生活。
Source: Steve Jobs BiographyFrom generation to generation, they tilled land for landlord only to eke out a bare subsistence.
和我們來往的朋友也都是老老實實的貧苦農民。
Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1We were eking things out a bit longer.
我們只是勉強把 使用時間延長了一點點。
Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 CollectionIt's a cruel place to eke out an existence.
環境嚴酷之極，只可勉強生存。
Source: Nordic Wild Style ChroniclesEking out a little bit more may not necessarily give you better-tasting coffee.
稍微往外倒掉一點不一定能讓你喝到味道更好的咖啡。
Source: Coffee Tasting GuideThe bloc's economy eked out expansion of 0.1 percent over the fourth quarter.
其在第四季度勉強實現了0。1%的增長。
Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2023 CollectionWell, go and find out while we eke out some examples…
嗯，去試試吧，同時我們精打細算聽幾個例句吧。
Source: BBC Authentic EnglishCouldn't we just eke out this script for a little longer?
我們就不能把這個劇本再勉強延續一段時間嗎？
Source: BBC Authentic EnglishIn America it has taken decades for e-commerce to eke out a double-digit share of retail spending.
在美國，電子商務花了幾十年時間纔在零售支出中佔據兩位數的份額。
Source: The Economist (Summary)These families eke out a living by collecting and selling recyclable items they find in the garbage.
這些家庭靠收集和出售可回收的物品維持生計。他們在垃圾裏找到的。
Source: VOA Standard English - Middle EastExplore frequently searched vocabulary
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