| 主要翻译 |
| skimp⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be stingy) | 吝啬使用，省着用，节省
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| | | 不舍得给，克扣
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| | Don't ask Tina to buy the food; she always skimps. |
| skimp on [sth] vi + prep | (be frugal, stingy with) | 在…方面节俭
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| | Many old people skimp on food in order to enable them to pay the bills. |
| skimp viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (use poor resources) | 不舍得用好材料
bù shě dé yòng hǎo cái liào |
| | Come on, get the good-quality wine. Don't skimp! |
| skimp on [sth] vi + prep | (use poor resources) | 节省
jié shěng |
| | | 吝啬
lìn sè |
| | Darcy really skimped on the party supplies; she used flimsy paper plates and the wine glasses are plastic! |