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eke
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ekes; eked; eking
ekes; eked; eking
Learner's definition of EKE
eke out
[phrasal verb] 1
eke out (something) also eke (something) out
: to get or achieve (a living, a victory, etc.) with great difficulty竭力维持（生计）；奋力获取（胜利）
- They eked out a living from the poor soil of the family's farm. [=they could grow only enough food to survive]他们靠家庭农场贫瘠的土地勉强维持生计。
- It looks like he has narrowly eked out a win in the election.看来，他在这次选举中是勉强获胜。
- The company eked out a tiny profit last year.这家公司去年艰难地获得了微薄的利润。
2
: to increase (something) by a small amount（少量的）补充，增加
- He eked out [=(more commonly) supplemented] his small income by working for neighbors.他靠给邻居们干点事弥补微薄的收入。
3
: to make (a limited amount of something) last by using it carefully in small amounts节省使用
- eke out food supplies节省使用食物补给
eked; eking
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 The flat-six produces 565 hp, and is said to deliver a more usable rev band, which should help less seasoned drivers eke more out of the powerband. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 Woe to the fools sent to eke a victory out of this. Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Those early pioneers figured out how to harness water to eke a living out of the inhospitable, arid West. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Restaurants operate with razor-thin profit margins in normal times, so they’re built to eke their way into the black, not reinvent themselves wholesale. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022 And yet amid the obvious standstill, a coterie of lawmakers including Greene continues to eke political mileage out of seeming perpetually on the verge of making Silicon Valley pay. Brian Fung, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Just as optimism began to eke its way into the minds of corporate leaders, a wave of uncertainty reared its ugly head. Brian Peccarelli, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 So Gilmer looks for ways to eke more power out of the lines where congestion is a big problem. Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 Dec. 2021 See More
Verb
A century after her grandfather arrived to eke a living out of the hot, red dirt here, Susan Savage still structures her life around the groundwater. Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 The flat-six produces 565 hp, and is said to deliver a more usable rev band, which should help less seasoned drivers eke more out of the powerband. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 Woe to the fools sent to eke a victory out of this. Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Those early pioneers figured out how to harness water to eke a living out of the inhospitable, arid West. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Restaurants operate with razor-thin profit margins in normal times, so they’re built to eke their way into the black, not reinvent themselves wholesale. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022 And yet amid the obvious standstill, a coterie of lawmakers including Greene continues to eke political mileage out of seeming perpetually on the verge of making Silicon Valley pay. Brian Fung, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Just as optimism began to eke its way into the minds of corporate leaders, a wave of uncertainty reared its ugly head. Brian Peccarelli, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 So Gilmer looks for ways to eke more power out of the lines where congestion is a big problem. Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adverb
Middle English, from Old English ēac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Latin aut or, Greek au again
Verb
Middle English, from Old English īecan, ēcan; akin to Old High German ouhhōn to add, Latin augēre to increase, Greek auxein
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of eke was before the 12th century Phrases Containing eke
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