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

  1. 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

  1. VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
    If you skimp on something, 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

  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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. Two other suggestions: Put in nap rooms at the office and don't skimp on the free coffee.
    另外,研究人员还提出了两个建议:在办公室中设置午休室,也不要不舍得提供免费的咖啡。
  5. 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。
  6. Skimp material when making a dress.
    做连衣裙时节省布料。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
    老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。
  11. Many old people skimp on food and heating in order to meet their bills.
    许多老人节约食物和暖气供应以偿付账单。
  12. It's silly to skimp on food.
    在吃上舍不得花钱很愚蠢。
  13. Don't skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.
    不要在募捐活动上吝啬。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp!
    多用些油.别省着!
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. Which parts did you skimp on?
    你把哪一部分给省了?
  23. They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
    冬天他们得节省燃料。
  24. Currently, RAM is so inexpensive that it makes little sense to skimp on RAM.
    目前,RAM价格已相当便宜,如果在RAM上吝啬,则是不明智的。
  25. Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
    你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。
  26. 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。
  27. Or, roughly speaking, if you try to skimp on programmers, you'll make crappy software, and you won't even save that much money.
    或者,概略地说,如果你试著从程式员上省钱,你会做出蹩脚的软体,且你甚至不会省到那麽多的钱。

英英释义

verb

  1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
    1. sting with the allowance

    Synonym:    stintscant

  2. subsist on a meager allowance
    1. scratch and scrimp

    Synonym:    scrimpstint

  3. limit in quality or quantity

      Synonym:    scant

    1. work hastily or carelessly

        Synonym:    scant