He was eking out an existence on a few francs a day.他每天就靠几法郎勉强度日。She is eking out her income by working in the evenings.她在晚上工作以增加收入.They had to have some way of eking out a reasonable existence.他们不得不辛辛苦苦地维持合理的生活....

v.（靠节省用量）使…的供应持久( eke的现在分词 )，节约使用，竭力维持生计，勉强度日...

eking的音标：...