He was eking out an existence on a few dollars a day.
他靠一天几美元勉强维持着生计。
Playing well and learning will make far more difference in the postseason than perhaps eking out a fluky win after playing poorly.
发挥好和学习会比在发挥差的情况下取得一场侥幸的胜利更能在季后赛制造不同。
I looked at those two men who'd worked harder than I've ever had – my father eking out a living on that farm, and my grandfather farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression.
我看着这两个男人，知道他们比我有生以来工作得要更努力——父亲靠那个农场为全家糊口，而爷爷在大萧条期间既开农场又当木匠。
He had been eking out a wretched existence, story-telling, or selling tobacco.
他辛辛苦苦地凑合着生活，说书，或者卖烟草。
Many of them are beginning to defy convention by remaining single by choice, and eking out a life for themselves without depending, like Khuddo, on the grudging munificence of their families.
她们中许多人正开始反对传统观念。她们选择保持单身，竭力维持自己的生活，而不像库多一样，依靠家庭勉强的一些施舍活下去。
Many of them are beginning to defy convention by remaining single by choice, and eking out a life for themselves without depending, like Khuddo, on the grudging munificence of their families.
她们中许多人正开始反对传统观念。她们选择保持单身，竭力维持自己的生活，而不像库多一样，依靠家庭勉强的一些施舍活下去。
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