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skimp

英 [skɪmp]

美 [skɪmp]

v.  节省,吝惜(时间、钱等)

现在分词:skimping 过去分词:skimped 过去式:skimped 第三人称单数:skimps 

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BNC.21212 / COCA.21812

牛津词典

    verb

    • 节省,吝惜(时间、钱等)
      to try to spend less time, money, etc. on sth than is really needed
      1. Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
        老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
      If youskimp onsomething, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
      1. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
        就为了交齐每月的租金,许多家庭不得不省吃俭用。

    英英释义

    verb

    • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
      1. sting with the allowance
      Synonym:stintscant
    • subsist on a meager allowance
      1. scratch and scrimp
      Synonym:scrimpstint
    • limit in quality or quantity
        Synonym:scant
      1. work hastily or carelessly
          Synonym:scant

        双语例句

        • Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp!
          多用些油.别省着!
        • They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
          冬天他们得节省燃料。
        • Or, roughly speaking, if you try to skimp on programmers, you'll make crappy software, and you won't even save that much money.
          或者,概略地说,如果你试著从程式员上省钱,你会做出蹩脚的软体,且你甚至不会省到那麽多的钱。
        • Don't skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.
          不要在募捐活动上吝啬。
        • Spend Money on what Saves You Time: Never skimp on tools.
          花费钱在什么之上救援你计时:在工具上不再缩减。
        • If you skimp onthe important things, you may spend more in the long run.
          如果你在购买重要物品时省不得花钱,从长远来看,你的开销可能更大。
        • The Rossoneri didn't go to Malta to pull out the big guns right in January after the break, but they went there to finally undergo the preparation that they were forced to skimp on this summer.
          米兰用精彩的表现回应了今年夏天所发生的事。在冬歇期后,米兰球员去马耳他不是为了补充火力,而是弥补夏季没有完成的赛前准备活动。
        • Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
          你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。
        • Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
          就为了交齐每月的租金,许多家庭不得不省吃俭用。
        • The firm eventually erected more than 300 buildings, many of which were controversial because they circumvented zoning laws or were said to skimp on quality.
          公司最终建造了300多座大楼,其中多数因为绕开了分区法规或据称偷工减料而引发争议。