eke out a living

基本解釋

• 勉強維持生活

英漢例句

雙語例句

• It is this specialisation that enables each to eke out a living in this competitive environment.
  正是這些特殊的武器使得它們在競爭激烈的環(huán)境中生存了下來。
• Still, she'd rather EKE OUT a living doing what she likes than living comfortably from a job that's unrewarding.
  但是，她寧愿做自己喜歡的工作，勉強度日，也不愿做一份沒有精神回報的工作，只為能舒服地生活。
• There are many humble dwellings scattered about the valley and most all of the inhabitants have to struggle in order to eke out a living.
  有許多簡樸的房舍散布在溪谷中，并且絕大多數(shù)的居民必須為掙得生活而奮斗。
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權威例句

• Many of them are immigrants trying to eke out a living in what appear to be knockoff costumes.
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• Together, they own two and a half acres of tangerine and olive trees, enough to eke out a living.
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• It is far more preferable to them to eke out a living in this country illegally — than face slow starvation in their own.
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詞組短語

短語

• to eke out a living 討生活
• eke out a bare living 勉強維持生活

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