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

• 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。
• 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。
• Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
  你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。
• 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。
• 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。
• On the other hand, if you skimp on tipping at any restaurant in the United States or to a concierge who has helped fulfill multiple requests, you probably won't be welcome again.
  可是在美国任何一家餐馆，如果在用餐或者对帮助你完成了多个任务的服务生没给足小费的话，下次也许就不会受到欢迎了。
• Skimp material when making a dress.
  做连衣裙时节省布料。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。