stint
英[stɪnt] 美[stɪnt]
"there were stretches of boredom"
"he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
"her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"
"scratch and scrimp"
"sting with the allowance"
1.(在某地的)工作时间,活动时间
Astint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
e.g. He is returning to this country after a five-yearstint in Hong Kong.
他在香港工作了5 年后即将回国。
1. 节省:stinkweed 臭草 |stint 节省 | stipe 柄
2. 吝惜,节省:acquaintance熟人 |stint吝惜,节省 | stink臭气
3. 吝啬:tink 叮当声 |stint 吝啬 | flayflint 大吝啬鬼
4. 限制;定额;节约;定量:stinkstone 臭灰岩 |stint 限制;定额;节约;定量 | stipite 富含黄铁矿瘦煤
His wife and children had money lavished on them without stint.
出自:J. G. HollandNo need for stint where supplies were always at hand.
出自:E. R. PitmanWould neither stint nor stick Our flesh from off our bones to pick.
出自:Shelley上一个:straiten
下一个:pinch pennies