skimp

英 [skɪmp]

美 [skɪmp]

v. 节省，吝惜(时间、钱等)

现在分词：skimping　过去分词：skimped　过去式：skimped　第三人称单数：skimps　

TOEFL GRE

BNC.21212 / COCA.21812

牛津词典

verb

节省，吝惜（时间、钱等）
to try to spend less time, money, etc. on sth than is really needed
1. Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
  老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。

柯林斯词典

VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
If youskimp onsomething, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
1. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
  就为了交齐每月的租金，许多家庭不得不省吃俭用。

英英释义

verb

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
1. sting with the allowance
Synonym:stintscant
subsist on a meager allowance
1. scratch and scrimp
Synonym:scrimpstint
limit in quality or quantity
Synonym:scant
work hastily or carelessly
Synonym:scant

双语例句

Don't skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.
不要在募捐活动上吝啬。
They have to skimp on fuel in winter.
冬天他们得节省燃料。
Currently, RAM is so inexpensive that it makes little sense to skimp on RAM.
目前，RAM价格已相当便宜，如果在RAM上吝啬，则是不明智的。
10. If you keep your eye on the profit, youre going to skimp on the product.
10.如果你的眼睛只盯着利润，你就会在产品上敷衍了事。
It's silly to skimp on food.
在吃上舍不得花钱很愚蠢。
Spend Money on what Saves You Time: Never skimp on tools.
花费钱在什么之上救援你计时：在工具上不再缩减。
The Rossoneri didn't go to Malta to pull out the big guns right in January after the break, but they went there to finally undergo the preparation that they were forced to skimp on this summer.
米兰用精彩的表现回应了今年夏天所发生的事。在冬歇期后，米兰球员去马耳他不是为了补充火力，而是弥补夏季没有完成的赛前准备活动。
Initially, people skimp on non-staple foods, cutting the quality and diversity of their intake; in the next stage, the quantity and safety of diets suffer.
最初，人们通过削减食物品质和摄入种类来减少副食品方面的开支，紧接着就是食物数量和安全性。
Two other suggestions: Put in nap rooms at the office and don't skimp on the free coffee.
另外，研究人员还提出了两个建议：在办公室中设置午休室，也不要不舍得提供免费的咖啡。
Now is not the time to skimp on your physical and emotional health.
现在不是在身体和心情健康上小气的时候。