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
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- Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。
- Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
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.- 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.
英英释义
verb
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- sting with the allowance
- subsist on a meager allowance
- scratch and scrimp
- limit in quality or quantity
- work hastily or carelessly
双语例句
- Never skimp on your warm-up exercises.
你们赛前的热身活动可千万马虎不得。 - 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。 - Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp!
多用些油.别省着！ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Which parts did you skimp on?
你把哪一部分给省了？