eke
[i:k] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] eke sth out
■to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it 精打细算地维持；尽量节约使用•There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.剩下的食物不多，但是我们省吃减用设法熬了过来。 •He managed to eke out a living (= earn just enough to live on) one summer by selling drinks on a beach.他靠着在海滩上卖饮料设法撑过了一个夏天。 |