He was eking out an existence on a few dollars a day.

他靠一天几美元勉强维持着生计。

The miners had survived by eking out two days' rations.

经过两天的定量补给，矿工们幸存了下来。

He had been eking out a wretched existence, story-telling, or selling tobacco.

他辛辛苦苦地凑合着生活，说书，或者卖烟草。

Ethiopia still has too many people eking out a living on too little land, depending on rains that can never be relied on.

埃塞俄比亚仅有的一点耕地根本无法养活那么多的人口，完全依靠降雨的农田也因常年干旱而荒芜。

Playing well and learning will make far more difference in the postseason than perhaps eking out a fluky win after playing poorly.

发挥好和学习会比在发挥差的情况下取得一场侥幸的胜利更能在季后赛制造不同。