make ends meet
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v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with such low wages.
phr.片語勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with the rising cost of living.
idiom慣用語；成語勉強維持生計
It's hard to make ends meet with the rising cost of living.
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獵奇的創作人生兩難！杭特·S·湯普森道出瘋狂藝術家的宿命？ (The Terrible Paradox of Being a Creative Person - Hunter S. Thompson)
- Kentucky, to a middle-class family. When he was 14, his father passed away of a chronic autoimmune disorder, leaving Hunter's mother, Virginia, to take care of Hunter and his two brothers. To make ends meet, she worked as a librarian, which inevitably exposed Hunter to a more than usual number of books at an early age. Soon, Thompson would develop a keen interest in reading and writing, literature becoming a crucial psychic anchor for him from here forward.
亨特出生於肯塔基州的一箇中產階級家庭。14 歲時，亨特的父親因慢性自身免疫性疾病去世，留下母親弗吉尼亞照顧亨特和兩個弟弟。為了維持生計，她當起了圖書管理員，這不可避免地讓亨特從小就接觸到了比平常更多的書籍。很快，湯普森就對閱讀和寫作產生了濃厚的興趣，文學從此成為他重要的精神支柱。
- To make ends meet, she worked as a librarian, which inevitably exposed Hunter to a more than usual number of books at an early age.
在一次關於地獄天使的採訪中，湯普森說、
年薪三百萬根本不夠！為什麼「美國夢」越來越難達成了？ (Why A $100,000 Salary Can’t Buy The American Dream)
- It used to be that a six-figure salary was like the gold standard, but nowadays that may not be enough to make ends meet in certain parts of the country, especially like New York or San Francisco, where it costs so much more just to cover your daily expenses.
過去，六位數的薪水曾經是金錢的標準，但如今在美國某些地區，特別是像紐約或舊金山這樣的地方，六位數的薪水可能已經不夠支付日常開支了，因為生活成本太高。
- but nowadays that may not be enough to make ends meet in certain parts of the country, especially like New York or San Francisco, where it costs so much more just to cover your daily expenses.
當然還有能夠為子女的未來儲蓄。
對抗犀牛盜獵的希望曙光｜2025年3月5日 (Hope in the Fight against Rhino Poaching | March 5, 2025)
- Americans are embracing side hustles like furniture flipping to make ends meet.
美國人為了維持生計，開始從事傢俱翻新等副業。
- Americans are embracing side hustles like furniture flipping to make ends meet.
我認為，人們的經濟狀況會讓他們對使用傢俱產生興趣，因為我發現如今的傢俱品質已今非昔比。
談論家鄉 - 英語口說教學！ (Talking About Your Hometown - Spoken English Lesson)
- you’re always thinking about money and how to make ends meet."
你總是在想錢和如何維持生計的問題。
- "The cost of living is really high"; "You’re always thinking about how to make ends meet."
"生活成本真的很高";"你總是在考慮如何維持生計"
美國工作消失的真相是什麼？💼🇺🇸 (Why Jobs Are Disappearing In The U.S.)
- And let's not forget, we're coming off of an environment where inflation has been very high post-pandemic, and many people are still struggling to make ends meet.
別忘了，我們正處於大流行後通脹率居高不下的環境中，許多人仍在為生計而掙扎。
- and many people are still struggling to make ends meet.
一旦局勢穩定下來，如果政府退出，不妨礙自由市場，美國公司就應該為需要的人創造就業機會。
商業英文｜25個超快、讓你英文能力Level Up的進階短語！ (BUSINESS ENGLISH 25 FAST TOP ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ADVANCED FLUENCY)
- Number 16, to make ends meet means to break even.
我們的立場是一致的。我們互相理解，在同一頁上也意味著你同意。
停擺衝擊！美國運輸安全局員工無薪上班心聲大公開！ (TSA workers share toll of working without pay amid shutdown)
- A Union representative for 45,000 TSA officers tells us that some officers are picking up second jobs and even selling plasma to make ends meet.
一位代表 45,000 名 TSA officers 的工會代表告訴我們，有些 officers 正在兼第二份差，甚至賣血漿來維持生計。
- A union representative for 45,000 TSA officers tells us that some officers are picking up second jobs and even selling plasma to make ends meet.
三百多人已經完全離職。