nickel-and-dimeBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/adjective(NAmE, informal) involvingonlyasmallamountofmoney; notimportant只涉小钱的；微不足道的
nickel-and-dimeBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theynickel-and-dimeBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/present simple - he / she / itnickel-and-dimesBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmz/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmz/past simplenickel-and-dimedBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/past participlenickel-and-dimedBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmd/ -ing formnickel-and-dimingBrE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmɪŋ/NAmE/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪmɪŋ/~sth/sb(NAmE) tospendorsaveverysmallamountsofmoney; tochargesmallamountsofmoneyforlotsofextraitems一点一点地花钱；一分分地节省；只收一点小钱◆Setthemoneyasidesoyoudon'tnickel-and-dimeitaway. 把钱存起来，这样你就不会一点一点地花掉了。◆She'scarefulnottonickel-and-dimeclientsforextracharges. 她尽量不向客户收取一点儿额外费用。