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 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 introduction of social security, medical insurance and other programmes has raised costs, although many factories skimp on these legally required payments or deduct other, random fees, from salaries.
  引入社保、医保和其他一些项目提高了成本，尽管许多工厂克扣了这些法定支出，或者以其它名目从工资中扣除一些费用。
• Skimp material when making a dress.
  做连衣裙时节省布料。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 10. If you keep your eye on the profit, youre going to skimp on the product.
  10.如果你的眼睛只盯着利润，你就会在产品上敷衍了事。
• 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。
• Now is not the time to skimp on your physical and emotional health.
  现在不是在身体和心情健康上小气的时候。