eke out

/iːk aʊt/· phr. v.

政治/外交/军事C1

eke out
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Chinese meaning

艰jiān难nán取qǔ得dé;勉miǎn强qiǎng获huò得dé(胜shèng利lì)

好hǎo不bù容róng易yì才cái勉miǎn强qiǎng挣zhēng得dé

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卢lú拉lā在zài最zuì后hòu关guān头tóu艰jiān难nán拿ná下xià选xuǎn举jǔ胜shèng利lì

Example

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory was eked out in the 11th-hour after voters from his heartland rallied to the rescue.

卢lú拉lā总zǒng统tǒng的de胜shèng利lì是shì在zài最zuì后hòu关guān头tóu艰jiān难nán取qǔ得dé的de,当dāng时shí来lái自zì他tā大dà本běn营yíng的de选xuǎn民mín纷fēn纷fēn出chū面miàn相xiāng救jiù。

Source: japantimes.co.jp · 26 Oct 2026

Background ✎

巴bā西xī总zǒng统tǒng卢lú拉lā赢yíng得dé创chuàng纪jì录lù的de第dì四sì个gè任rèn期qī,这zhè场chǎng胜shèng利lì来lái得de十shí分fēn意yì外wài。他tā在zài10月yuè25日rì的de决jué选xuǎn中zhōng以yǐ51.79%的de得dé票piào率lǜ击jī败bài极jí右yòu翼yì参cān议yì员yuán弗fú拉lā维wéi奥ào·博bó尔ěr索suǒ纳nà罗luó,领lǐng先xiān约yuē440万wàn票piào。此cǐ前qián首shǒu轮lún投tóu票piào中zhōng,他tā还hái落luò后hòu对duì手shǒu220万wàn票piào。

Roots · etymology

eke 源自古英语,意为「增加、补足」

  • eke(增补,延长)+ out(副词,表「到底、完成」)

Collocations

  • eke out a victory / eke out a living / eke out a win

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