skimp
英[skɪmp] 美[skɪmp]
"scratch and scrimp"
"sting with the allowance"
1.草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
If youskimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
e.g. Many families mustskimp 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。
1. 克扣;吝啬：ski 滑雪 | skim 掠过 |skimp 克扣;吝啬
2. 节省,节俭;吝啬：cramp 夹,钳:, 以铁箍扣紧 | skim 撇去液体 上的油质或固体物质 |skimp 节省,节俭;吝啬
3. 克扣：skimming 技术 |skimp 克扣 |skimpily 吝啬地
4. 少给,节省：7. gadget 小器械,小机件 | 8.skimp 少给,节省 | 9. under way 在进行中
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。
She had to skimp to send her son to college.
她必须节俭来供她儿子上大学.
Don skimp the butter when you make cakes.
你做蛋糕时不要吝惜用奶油.
Older people shouldn skimp on food or heating.
老年人不应过分吝惜食物或取暖方面的开销.
Higher officials always skimp on the salaries of their staff.
上级长官总是克扣下属们的薪饷.
Eg : They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
冬天他们得节省燃料.
Don skimp the butter in making a cake.
做糕点时不要吝惜放奶油.
Those results could be particularly important nowadays, as many people skimp on sleep.
由于现在许多人都睡眠不足,该项研究结果有着特殊的重要意义.
They had to skimp ( on everything ) to send their sons to college.
他们不得不省吃俭用以便送儿子进大学.
A day, avanti buys the pork again, he skimp A Fan carries half jins meaty.
一天, 阿凡提又来买肉, 他又少给了阿凡提半斤多肉.
Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老者不应节省食物或暖气.
Kids Who skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter.
睡眠过少的孩子容易发胖.
Use plenty of oil. Don skimp!
多用些油. 别省着!
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。
Never the man to skimp a job, he went through every poem.
出自：M. Meyer