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单词 nickel-and-dime
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nickel-and-dime

verb
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
(North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they nickel-and-dime
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
he / she / it nickel-and-dimes
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmz/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmz/
past simple nickel-and-dimed
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/
past participle nickel-and-dimed
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/
-ing form nickel-and-diming
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmɪŋ/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmɪŋ/
  1. nickel-and-dime something/somebody to spend or save very small amounts of money; to charge small amounts of money for lots of extra items一点一点地花钱;一分分地节省;只收一点小钱
    • Set the money aside so you don't nickel-and-dime it away.把钱存起来,这样你就不会一点一点地花掉了。
    • We decided to go ahead even if we have to nickel-and-dime it.我们决定继续前进,即使我们必须花点钱。
    • She's careful not to nickel-and-dime clients for extra charges.她尽量不向客户收取一点儿额外费用。
    Word Origin1930s: originally denoting a shop selling articles costing five or ten cents.

nickel-and-dime

adjective
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
(North American English, informal)
  1. involving only a small amount of money; not important只涉小钱的;微不足道的
    • a nickel-and-dime job报酬极低的工作
    Word Origin1930s: originally denoting a shop selling articles costing five or ten cents.
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