scrimp的翻译,读音

英/ skrɪmp /
美/ skrɪmp /

释义:

单词scrimp书写

vt.节省;过度缩减;克扣
vi.精打细算;吝啬
adj.吝啬的;不足的

词态

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

近义词

vt. economize onsave on

vi. pinch penniesscrape and screw

adj. shorttightinsufficientdeficientlacking

同根词

scrimpy adj. 缩减的;吝啬的;不足的

例句

John was making more money, but I continued to scrimp and save. 约翰挣钱比以前多了, 可是我继续节省开支攒钱. 。

Parents who must scrimp and sacrifice to send their children touniversity (必须节衣缩食、作出牺牲,才能送孩子进大学的父母); 。

You shouldn't scrimp on the price you pay for your helmet just because it's cheap. 你不应该节衣缩食的价格为您的头盔工资只是因为它便宜。

It just blows my mind that some of these very same people are willing to scrimp on their food budget to the extent that it actually scares me. 但是我却被打动了,那些和他们一样的人却更乐于节衣缩食,从某种角度来说这的确让我感到敬畏。

Most of the students came from far-flung corners of the county, a wild region thinly populated by nomads and farmers who scrimp to send their children to school in the city. 绝大部分学生来自于该县的偏远地区。