eke

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雅思

英文释义

v. t. To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used
with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a
laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply
of one kind with some other.
adv. In addition; also; likewise.
n. An addition.

中文翻译

vt. 补充, 增加

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记忆技巧

eke 是一个简单的词，没有明显的词根或词缀，但它的意思是“勉强维持”或“增加”，可以联想为通过努力让生活更好。

例句

1. She had to eke out her savings to pay for the unexpected expenses.
她不得不精打细算她的储蓄来支付意外费用。
2. The farmer had to eke a living from a small piece of land.
农民不得不靠一小块土地勉强维持生计。
3. They managed to eke out some extra time to finish the project.
他们设法挤出一些额外的时间来完成这个项目。

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