scrimping

scrimping

美 [skrɪmp] 　英 [skrɪmp]

• v.节省；俭省；过分缩减；吝啬

词形变化

第三人称单数：scrimps  现在分词：scrimping  过去式：scrimped  

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英汉解释

v.	1. 节省;俭省 2. 过分缩减 3. 吝啬 4. 少给;克扣

英英解释

v.	1. to spend money only on what is necessary and to save as much as you can

例句

Now, he praises single mothers for scrimping to put "a great meal at the table for her kids. "

如今，他赞扬单身母亲缩衣节食地“让孩子享用丰盛的食物”。

He did not suggest getting rid of football stadiums (which usually pay for themselves) or scrimping on bed-and-board.

但他并没有建议去掉足球馆（通常球场能自负盈亏），或者削减食宿开销。

So scrimping on what will effectively be my home for so many nights already seems like an unwise economy.

拿什么在那么多天里做我的小窝呢，如此的精打细算现在还没出发呢，看起来已像愚蠢的省钱大法了。

So, how to save money without scrimping, be thrifty without feeling miserly -- and maintain those habits after our economy picks up speed?

那么，如何在不用过度俭省的情况下存钱、节约而不显得吝啬--同时在经济加快发展时也能保持这样的习惯？

I've been scrimping and saving all the year to pay for our holiday.

我节衣缩食整整一年，为的是攒我们去度假的钱。

Those unsuccessful in finding decent, permanent jobs often face parents who resent scrimping and saving for their sons' education.

无法找到体面的固定职位的毕业生常常要面对父母的抱怨：父母节衣缩食供子女上大学，而子女却以失业报答。

He says it is a way of scrimping on compensation payouts.

他说这是东电想减少赔偿的一种方式。

Some residents make ends meet by scrimping, others with black humor.

一些居民通过减少开支来达到收支平衡，另外一些只能通过黑色幽默。

There's no scrimping and saving on this board.

有没有偷工减料，并在此板储蓄。

Yet the way Ms. Groner garnered her wealth was, in fact, more like one big, lucky gamble than a lifetime of scrimping and saving.

然而，Groner女士的财富积累方式，其实更像是一个赌注巨大的幸运赌局；而不是一生的节俭的结果。

But otherwise put, they are sick of scrimping in chilly old Britain.

但是有人说，他们是受不了在又冷又老的英国精打细算地过日子了。

Turns out I am a mere 25-cents-off coupon when it comes to scrimping and saving.

结果发现谈到精打细算和节俭，我充其量只是一张减掉25美分的优惠券。