vt.竭力增补;勉强维持;竭力维持
In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school. 在旧中国,工人农民连生活都难以维持,更谈不上送子女上学了。
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary. 他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强 口。
风险追求