| 单词 | nickel-and-dime |
| 释义 | ˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verb [transitive] American English informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively 漫不经心地对待；吝啬地处理→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later.• "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees, " said Cohn, an analyst.nickel-and-dime2 adjective [only before noun] American English UNIMPORTANTCHEAPunimportant or involving little money 不重要的；只涉及小钱的Examples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• We face big problems that can't be solved with nickel-and-dime solutions.ˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verbnickel-and-dime2 adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus attention the give to something, money not to or enough with |
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