frugal

英 ['fruːɡl] 美 ['fruːɡl]

• adj. 节俭的；省钱的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 节约的，节约的，节省的，俭朴的
2. 花钱少的，廉价的，不昂贵的
3. 简单的，朴素的，不豪华的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. avoiding waste;

   "an economical meal"
   "an economical shopper"
   "a frugal farmer"
   "a frugal lunch"
   "a sparing father and a spending son"
   "sparing in their use of heat and light"
   "stinting in bestowing gifts"
   "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"
   "`scotch' is used only informally"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. As far as oil energy is concerned, we cannot be too frugal.
   就石油能源而言，我们愈节省愈好。
2. They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.
   他们生活非常俭朴，力避奢侈。
3. The frugal boy rarely spends money.
   那节俭的孩子很少花钱。
4. My mother was also a frugal woman.
   我的妈妈也是一位节俭的女人。
5. The result is that the frugal household is more stable.
   结果是节俭的家庭更加稳定。
6. We're planning a frugal Christmas.
   我们正计划过一个花钱少的圣诞节。

经典引文

• I was then frugal of my mirth.

  出自：Merry Wives of Windsor , Shakespeare

• A frugal wage-earner, managing on a few hundreds.

  出自： R. Lehmann

近反义词

【近义词】

• thrifty 节俭的
• economical 节俭的
• prudent 谨慎的
• saving 节约
• sparing 节约的
• careful 小心谨慎的
• penny-wise 省小钱的
• parsimonious 极度节省的
• stingy 吝啬的
• meagre 瘦的
• meager 贫乏的
• penny-pinching 小气
• tight 紧的
• stinting 动词stint的现在进行...
• scotch 伤口

【反义词】

• wasteful 浪费的