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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Skimp material when making a dress.
  做连衣裙时节省布料。
• The children skimp their homework because they've got one eye on the clock in case they miss their favorite program, and we eat all our meals on our knees.
  孩子们一只眼睛盯着闹钟马马虎虎地完成作业，因为害怕错过他们喜爱的电视节目；我们在膝盖上吃饭。
• 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。
• Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
  你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。
• I wonder how he can be as happy as he is considering he has skimp his life with the low pay to support a pair of old parents, in-laws, a wife, two daughters and many bills of a household.
  我很奇怪，要知道，他必须节衣缩食才能供养年老的父母、岳父母，妻子，两个女儿，以及家里的各项开支。
• It's silly to skimp on food.
  在吃上舍不得花钱很愚蠢。
• 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。