| 单词 | eke |
| 释义 | eke eke1 /eek/, v.t., eked, eking. 1. to increase; enlarge; lengthen. 2. eke out, a. to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land. b. to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke out an income with odd jobs. [bef. 1000; ME eken, OE eac(i)an (intrans.), deriv. of eaca (n.) increase; ME echen, OE ecan, var. of IECAN (transit.) < WGmc *aukjan; both akin to ON auka, Goth aukan, L augere, Gk auxánein to increase, amplify] eke2 /eek/, adv. Archaic. also. [bef. 900; ME eek, OE ec, eac; c. G auch, ON, Goth auk] |
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