PHRASE If you eke a living or eke out an existence, you manage to survive with very little money. 勉强维持生计
That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.
那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。
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。
She managed to eke out her student loan till the end of the year.
她想方设法节约用钱使学生贷款维持到了年底。
That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.
那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。
They are a team that always seemed to eke out victory when the going got tough.
看起来他们总是一个能在困难中艰难取胜的团队。
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