勉强维持 meaning in English
eke out
Examples
- My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands .
父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。 - For the last year, he has been struggling to make it on half that much in food stamps and welfare grants .
而去年，他就靠领取这个金额一半的食品卷和福利救济金勉强维持着。 - She is able to rub along by give english lessons
她靠教英文勉强维持生活。 - We had barely enough money to last through the weekend
我们的钱只能勉强维持到周末。 - He scraped a living ( by ) selling old clothes
他靠卖旧衣服勉强维持生活。