Eke
[ [i:k] ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 补充, 增加
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
eke
v (phr v) eke sth out
(a) make a small supply of sth last longer by adding sth else to it or by using it sparingly 使小量物品用的时间长（靠节省用量或以他物弥补）
They eked out their coal by collecting firewood. 他们拣拾木柴以补充煤的不足.
(b) manage to make (a living) laboriously by doing this 竭力维持（生活）
eking out a meagre existence 勉强维持贫困的生活.
🗣️ 情景例句
I see. Then you don't have any collateral.
我明白了。那么你们没有任何担保物。
If it weren't for the climate, I'd like it very much here.
要不是因为气候的话，我会很喜欢这儿的。
Are your grandparents still living?
你的祖父母还在么？