scrimp
美音:
[skrımp
]英音:
[skrımp
]vt.过度缩减,克扣 vi.节省或精打细算 adj.不足的,吝啬的
难易程度:
scrimp为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:scrimpy 名词:scrimper 动词过去式:scrimped 过去分词:scrimped 现在分词:scrimping 第三人称单数:scrimps
近义词, 同义词
scrimp
/skrɪmp; skrɪmp/
v (idm 习语) scrimp and save manage to live on very little money, esp so as to afford sth 节衣缩食, 节省(尤指为攒钱)
*We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills. 我们得省吃俭用来付帐.
scrimp
v [I]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
to try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very little
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.