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eke out

美[iːkaʊt] 英[iːkaʊt]

近义词：squeezeout，fillout，

Verb

supplement what is thought to be deficient;
"He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons" "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
live from day to day, as with some hardship;
"He eked out his years in great poverty"
make by laborious and precarious means;
"He eked out a living as a painter"
obtain with difficulty;
"He eked out some information from the archives"

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