to eke out a living的意思|示意

One day, while trying to 1) eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog.

有一天，他正在地里干活为家人谋生计，突然听见附近沼泽地里传来了呼救声。

Eventually, his parents had to invest more money to help their only son eke out a meager living by running his own electronics store.

最终，王建海的父母不得不再次掏腰包资助儿子开了家电器商店，勉强维持生计。

There are many humble dwellings scattered about the valley and most all of the inhabitants have to struggle in order to eke out a living.

有许多简朴的房舍散布在溪谷中，并且绝大多数的居民必须为挣得生活而奋斗。

The trash of millions of people collects in Cairo's Garbage City, the narrow lanes filled with plastic, metal, wood - anything the district residents can resell to eke out a living.

埃及首度开罗市内有一个专门收集垃圾的“特区”，开罗市内数百万人日常的垃圾都集中在这里。 住在这个“特区”里的居民设法从垃圾堆里找出塑料、金属、木材等各种能卖钱的废品。

One day, while trying to 1)eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog.

有一天，他正在地里干活为家人谋生计，突然听见附近沼泽地里传来了呼救声。

The novel ends with a broken Xiangzi picking up cigarette-ends to eke out a miserable living.

小说末尾，落魄的祥子靠着捡烟头来艰苦维持着悲惨的生活。