3.eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
在贫瘠的地区耕作以勉强度日
4.many petty traders barely eked out a living.
许多小本生意的商人仅能糊口。
5.marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.
写作能力很低；勉强维持生计
6.She eked out the stew to make another meal.
她省出一些钝菜再做一饭。
7.They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。
8.the remains of yesterday's stew could be eked out to make another meal.
昨天剩的炖肉可以再顶一饭吃。
9.She eked out her small income by working as a music tutor.
"她当音乐家庭教师,藉以弥补她那微薄收入的不足。"
10.Do you suppose the Mind that imaged that profuseness ever intended you to be limited, to have to scrimp and save in order to eke out a bare existence?
: eked, eking, ekes 
饭。
自己在思想上的扣扣减减能
世界增添一点什么吗？）
