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scrimp
[skrɪmp] [skrɪmp]

  • vi. 节省,精打细算;吝啬(常与 on 连用;固定说法 scrimp and save 意为省吃俭用、节衣缩食)
  • vt. 节省(开支等);克扣,过度缩减
  • adj. 吝啬的;不足的

[ 第三人称单数 scrimps 现在分词 scrimping 过去式 scrimped 过去分词 scrimped ]

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scrimp [ skrimp ]

  • v. subsist on a meager allowance

    "scratch and scrimp"

    同义词: stint skimp

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 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

scrimp /skrɪmp/ ( scrimping, scrimped, scrimps )

  • 1. 

    V-I If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible. 节省

    例:

    Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy.

    在安全措施方面节省开支可能会得不偿失。

词组短语同近义词同根词

词根: scrimp

adj.

scrimpy 缩减的;吝啬的;不足的

双语例句权威例句

  • Don't try to scrimp here - have the boat pulled out even if it costs you.

    在这里省钱——即使需要另加费用,也把船提出水面

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  • The generation that lived through the Great Depression learned to scrimp and save.

    经历过大萧条一代学会节俭储蓄。

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  • Buyers no longer had to scrimp and save to get what they wanted; they could have it now.

    买主无需得到他们想要东西节衣缩食攒钱,他们现在可以拥有

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