"eking" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强维持（生活）
• 勉强度日

Definition

通过一点点地使用让某物坚持更久，通常指钱或食物；也指仅靠勉强够用的东西生活。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常出现在'eke out'或'eking out'这样的搭配中，较正式或书面语，日常口语较少见。常用搭配有'eke out a living'，'eking out their savings'。不同于'earning'，表示只是勉强维持。

Examples

They are eking out their small savings until the next payday.

他们在下次发薪日之前，**勉强维持**着让仅有的积蓄用得久一点。

She was eking out the last bit of milk for her tea.

她在给她的茶**勉强省下**最后一点牛奶。

The villagers are eking out a living by fishing.

村民通过捕鱼**勉强糊口**。

I was eking it out on instant noodles during college.

我大学时全靠泡面**勉强撑着**。

People have been eking through the cold winter with firewood they collected in autumn.

人们靠秋天收集的柴火**勉强熬过**了寒冷的冬天。

After losing his job, he's been eking out with odd temporary gigs.

他失业后靠零工**勉强过日子**。