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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.
  不要在募捐活动上吝啬。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's silly to skimp on food.
  在吃上舍不得花钱很愚蠢。
• 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。
• 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。