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
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- Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。
- Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
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.- 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。
- Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
英英释义
verb
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- sting with the allowance
- subsist on a meager allowance
- scratch and scrimp
- limit in quality or quantity
- work hastily or carelessly
双语例句
- Initially, people skimp on non-staple foods, cutting the quality and diversity of their intake; in the next stage, the quantity and safety of diets suffer.
最初，人们通过削减食物品质和摄入种类来减少副食品方面的开支，紧接着就是食物数量和安全性。 - 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。 - Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp!
多用些油.别省着！ - 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 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。 - 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。 - They had to skimp to send their sons to college.
他们不得不省吃俭用以便送儿子进大学。 - Which parts did you skimp on?
你把哪一部分给省了？ - Currently, RAM is so inexpensive that it makes little sense to skimp on RAM.
目前，RAM价格已相当便宜，如果在RAM上吝啬，则是不明智的。 - And paying your bills, you're able to keep, say ten, if you skimp.
和日常账单，你还可以剩10元，如果你节约的话。