skimped

英 [skɪmpt]

美 [skɪmpt]

v.  节省，吝惜(时间、钱等)
skimp的过去分词和过去式

过去式：skimped　

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。

双语例句

• Specifically, if they skimped on breakfast, they would make up for it by gorging at lunch, more or less.
  具体说，如果他们没吃早饭，他们午饭就要大吃一顿大致补齐。
• Having skimped on dessert, you can count up the change in your pocket and head out for some drinks.
  既然在点心上省了钱，你就可以数数自己口袋里的零钱去喝点东西了。