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基本词汇
v.舍不得给；节省；克扣；敷衍adj.少的；不足的
v.舍不得给；节省；克扣；敷衍
adj.少的；不足的
过去式: skimped 过去分词: skimped 现在分词: skimping 第三人称单数: skimps
英英释义
词典解释
网络解释
skimp
verb
1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
e.g. sting with the allowance
Synonym: stintscant
2. subsist on a meager allowance
e.g. scratch and scrimp
Synonym: scrimpstint
3. limit in quality or quantity
Synonym: scant
4. work hastily or carelessly
deal with inadequately and superficially
Synonym: scant
1. 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.
e.g. 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。
1. 克扣;吝啬：ski 滑雪 | skim 掠过 | skimp 克扣;吝啬
2. 节省,节俭;吝啬：cramp 夹,钳:, 以铁箍扣紧 | skim 撇去液体 上的油质或固体物质 | skimp 节省,节俭;吝啬
3. 克扣：skimming 技术 | skimp 克扣 | skimpily 吝啬地
4. 少给,节省：7. gadget 小器械,小机件 | 8. skimp 少给,节省 | 9. under way 在进行中
经典引文
Never the man to skimp a job, he went through every poem.
出自：M. Meyer