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词汇 scrimp
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scrimp

verb
/skrɪmp/
/skrɪmp/
[intransitive]
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they scrimp
/skrɪmp/
/skrɪmp/
he / she / it scrimps
/skrɪmps/
/skrɪmps/
past simple scrimped
/skrɪmpt/
/skrɪmpt/
past participle scrimped
/skrɪmpt/
/skrɪmpt/
-ing form scrimping
/ˈskrɪmpɪŋ/
/ˈskrɪmpɪŋ/
  1. to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on something else省吃俭用,节衣缩食(尤指为了攒钱)
    • They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.他们省吃俭用,为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
    词源mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘keep short of food’): from Scots scrimp ‘meagre’; perhaps related to shrimp.
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