skimp
音标发音
- 英式音标 [skɪmp]
- 美式音标 [skɪmp]
- 国际音标 [skimp]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 克扣;对…不够用心;舍不得给;少给
- vi. 节省;不够用心
- adj. 少的;不足的
英汉例句
- Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。 - She had to skimp to send her son to college.
她必须节俭来供她儿子上大学. - Older people shouldn't skimp on food or heating.
老年人不应过分吝惜食物或取暖方面的开销. - Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。 - 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。
词组短语
- to skimp 俭用
- skimp on 马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省;草率地做
- skimp p 吝啬;缩支节用;节省
- You skimp on sleep 缺少睡眠
- skimp on sth 对
短语
英英字典
- to not spend enough time or money on something, or to not use enough of something in order to do a job or activity as it should be done
- 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.