scrimp
英 [skr?mp]
美 [skr?mp]
- vt. 節(jié)省；過度縮減；克扣
- vi. 精打細算；吝嗇
- adj. 吝嗇的；不足的
助記提示
skimp吝嗇,節(jié)省。
scrimp吝嗇,節(jié)省。
中文詞源
scrimp 節(jié)省，縮緊來自 scrimp,縮寫的，不足的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skrimp,收縮，縮小，來自 PIE*sker,彎， 轉，詞源同 shrink,shrimp.引申動詞詞義節(jié)省，縮緊等。
英文詞源
- scrimp (v.)
- "to make too small," 1774, originally in English an adjective, "scant, meager" (1718), possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish skrumpna "to shrink, shrivel up," Danish skrumpen "shrunken, shriveled"), or from a continental Germanic source akin to Middle High German schrimpfen, German schrumpfen "to shrivel," from Proto-Germanic *skrimp-, from PIE root *(s)kerb- "to turn, bend." Related: Scrimped; scrimping.
雙語例句
- 1. We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.
- 我們得省吃儉用來付帳.
來自辭典例句
- 2. They had to scrimp and save to send their son to college.
- 為了送兒子上大學,他們不得不省吃儉用,拼命攢錢.
來自辭典例句
- 3. She had to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.
- 她必須節(jié)省開支以支付度假的費用.
來自辭典例句
- 4. John was making more money, but I continued to scrimp and save.
- 約翰掙錢比以前多了, 可是我繼續(xù)節(jié)省開支攢錢.
來自互聯(lián)網
- 5. We shall scrimp and save , grandchildren on your knee, Vera Chuck & amp; Dave.
- 我們過著簡樸的生活, 孫子們在你的膝蓋上,分別叫做維拉 、 恰克 和 大衛(wèi).
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