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 eke out
 彌補…的不足;補充;勉強維持

 eke out
      v 1: supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his
           meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out
           his collages with charcoal" [syn: fill out]
      2: live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out
         his years in great poverty"
      3: make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a
         living as a painter" [syn: squeeze out]
      4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from
         the archives" [syn: squeeze out]