| 释义 |
scrimp /skrɪmp/ vt. | vi. | a. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 节省；过度缩减
scrimp food 缩食
scrimp the pattern of a coat 把上衣纸样改得过短
2. 对…吝啬，克扣
scrimp one's elderly parents 吝于供养年老的父母
❷ vi.
节省，精打细算；吝啬(on)
the scrimping life of peasants 农民的节俭生活
She spends most of her money on clothes, and scrimps on food. 她把钱大部分花在衣着上，在吃的方面则十分俭省。
II a.
不足的，缺少的；缩减的
III n.
〈口〉吝啬鬼，守财奴
[? Scan; 与 Swed skrympa to shrink,ON skorpna to shrivel up 有关] phr. scrimp and save 节俭省钱 She had to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.她必须节俭省下钱来作度假费用。scrimp and scrape 俭省，精打细算 They were scrimping and scraping all winter so that they could have a good holiday this summer.他们整个冬天精打细算过日子，以便省下钱来在夏天舒舒服服度假。 |