eke
eke漢語翻譯
eke詞型變化
eke例句
- In old China workers and peasants could hardly eke out a living, let alone send their children to school.在舊中國,工人農(nóng)民連生活都難以維持,更談不上送子女上學(xué)了。
- They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.他們靠他微薄的薪金勉強 口。
eke詳細(xì)解釋
eke
v.tr.(及物動詞)eked,ek.ing,ekes To supplement with great effort:竭力增補:例句:eked out an income by working two jobs.干雙份工作來彌補收入的不足
To get with great effort or strain:勉強維持:通過艱苦努力而獲得:例句:eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.在貧瘠的地區(qū)耕作以勉強度日
To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy.竭力維持:十分節(jié)儉以使供應(yīng)能維持
來源:Middle English eken [to increase] 中古英語 eken [增加] from Old English ôcan * see aug- 源自 古英語 ôcan *參見 aug-
eke
eke 2
adv.Archaic (副詞)【古語】 Also.而且
來源:Middle English 中古英語 from Old English ôc 源自 古英語 ôc