skimp

英 [skɪmp] 美 [skɪmp]

• v. 舍不得给；节省；克扣；敷衍
• adj. 少的；不足的

英英释义

Verb:

1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

2. limit in quality or quantity

3. subsist on a meager allowance;

   "scratch and scrimp"
   

4. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;

   "sting with the allowance"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Don't skimp the butter when you make cakes.
   你做蛋糕时不要吝惜用奶油。
2. They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
   冬天他们得节省燃料。
3. Higher officials always skimp on the salaries of their staff.
   上级长官总是克扣下属们的薪饷。
4. Don't skimp on your employment section.
   一定要详细阐述你的工作 经验。

经典引文

• Never the man to skimp a job, he went through every poem.

  出自： M. Meyer

近反义词

【近义词】

• stint 节省
• withhold 抑制
• pinch 捏
• spare 备用的
• economize 节约
• husband 丈夫
• scant 不充分的
• scrimp 节省