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1. She eked out her small income by washing clothes for other people.
她替人洗衣以贴补微薄的收入。
1. eke out的近义词
1. 弥补不足：ekahafnium 元素104 | eke out 弥补不足 | eke 补充
2. 使能持久,竭力维持：eke vt.增加;放长 | eke out 使能持久,竭力维持 | elastic a.弹性的,有伸缩性的 n.橡皮圈
3. eke out的近义词
3. 竭尽维持生计：come up with (针对问题 挑战)提出 | eke out 竭尽维持生计 | subsistence level 勉强糊口的生活水平
4. 竭力维持(生计等)：1206ejectv. 逐放,放逐,驱逐 | 1207eke out竭力维持(生计等) | 1209elapsev. 逝去,过去
1. 使…的供应持久；节约使用
If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible.
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e.g. Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks.
很多工人手头的遣散费仅够维持10个星期左右。
verb
1. obtain with difficulty
e.g. He eked out some information from the archives
Synonym: squeeze out
2. make by laborious and precarious means
e.g. He eked out a living as a painter
Synonym: squeeze out
3. supplement what is thought to be deficient
e.g. He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
Synonym: fill out
4. live from day to day, as with some hardship
e.g. He eked out his years in great poverty