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 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.- 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。
- Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。