scrimped
英 [skrɪmpt]
美 [skrɪmpt]
v. 省吃俭用，节衣缩食(尤指为了攒钱)
scrimp的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- VERB 节省;精打细算;省吃俭用
If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible.- Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy...
在安全措施上抠手抠脚可能会打错算盘。 - He has had to give up luxuries as he scrimps and saves while looking for a job.
找工作期间，他只好放弃奢侈的生活，精打细算、省吃俭用。
- Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy...
双语例句
- I could finally spend money on all the things I'd scrimped on, right?
我终于可以花钱购买所有以前因精打细算而没买的东西了，对吧？ - Our parents generation scrimped and saved to give their children a good education and better lives.
父母一代省吃俭用，因为希望让下一代能够接受良好教育，能够过更好的日子。 - Rising spending on experiences should benefit hospitality, entertainment and tourism service industries to a far greater extent than in the past, when many Chinese overseas travellers scrimped on hotels, food and activities to spend more at the shops.
在体验上的支出不断增长，应当会让酒店、娱乐和旅游服务行业的受益程度大大超过以往（以往中国出境游客往往在酒店、餐饮和活动上精打细算，以便省下钱来在商店购物）。 - They scrimped on oil as best they could during the energy crisis.
他们在能源危机时期尽量节省汽油。 - I had scrimped and saved to get at least two stickers a week-sometimes three if I had a little extra left over.
我省吃俭用，节衣缩食，争取每周得到两张以上的贴纸。有时如果有点额外盈余的话能拿到三张。