skimp

英 [skɪmp]

美 [skɪmp]

v. 节省，吝惜(时间、钱等)

现在分词：skimping　过去分词：skimped　过去式：skimped　第三人称单数：skimps　

TOEFL GRE

BNC.21212 / COCA.21812

牛津词典

verb

节省，吝惜（时间、钱等）
to try to spend less time, money, etc. on sth than is really needed
1. Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
  老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。

柯林斯词典

VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
If youskimp onsomething, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
1. 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。

英英释义

verb

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
1. sting with the allowance
Synonym:stintscant
subsist on a meager allowance
1. scratch and scrimp
Synonym:scrimpstint
limit in quality or quantity
Synonym:scant
work hastily or carelessly
Synonym:scant

双语例句

The introduction of social security, medical insurance and other programmes has raised costs, although many factories skimp on these legally required payments or deduct other, random fees, from salaries.
引入社保、医保和其他一些项目提高了成本，尽管许多工厂克扣了这些法定支出，或者以其它名目从工资中扣除一些费用。
They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
冬天他们得节省燃料。
The firm eventually erected more than 300 buildings, many of which were controversial because they circumvented zoning laws or were said to skimp on quality.
公司最终建造了300多座大楼，其中多数因为绕开了分区法规或据称偷工减料而引发争议。
As mentioned earlier, do not skimp on acceptance criteria, or be ready to pay the price of rework.
正如之前提到的，不要跳过验收标准，或者准备好返工的代价。
Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。
Currently, RAM is so inexpensive that it makes little sense to skimp on RAM.
目前，RAM价格已相当便宜，如果在RAM上吝啬，则是不明智的。
Many old people skimp on food and heating in order to meet their bills.
许多老人节约食物和暖气供应以偿付账单。
If you skimp onthe important things, you may spend more in the long run.
如果你在购买重要物品时省不得花钱，从长远来看，你的开销可能更大。
They had to skimp to send their sons to college.
他们不得不省吃俭用以便送儿子进大学。
Don't skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.
不要在募捐活动上吝啬。