eke out
phrasal verbeke something out
to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by using only small amounts of it （靠节省用量）使…的供应持久；节约使用 - eke out a living, etc.
to manage to live with very little money 竭力维持生计；勉强度日 For years he eked out a miserable existence in a dreary bedsit in Bristol. 多年来，他在布里斯托尔一个沉闷的床位上勉强度日。