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
• work hastily or carelessly
  Synonym:scant

双语例句

• Many old people skimp on food and heating in order to meet their bills.
  许多老人节约食物和暖气供应以偿付账单。
• 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。
• It's silly to skimp on food.
  在吃上舍不得花钱很愚蠢。
• 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。
• Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
  你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。
• 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。
• 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。
• Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp!
  多用些油.别省着！
• 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。
• As mentioned earlier, do not skimp on acceptance criteria, or be ready to pay the price of rework.
  正如之前提到的，不要跳过验收标准，或者准备好返工的代价。