英语词汇“scrimp”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-英汉双解词典

单词	scrimp
释义	scrimp /skrɪmp/ verb [intransitive] SAVE MONEYto try to save as much money as you can, even though you have very little 尽力攒钱，省吃俭用，节衣缩食 They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home. 他们为买一栋自己的房子省吃俭用了许多年。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusscrimp• How I hate your mean, scrimping, grabbing, greedy guts.• All those years of scrimping may have been needless.• Facing a financially bleak Christmas, he scrimped together every last penny to afford presents for the four boys.scrimped and saved• My parents scrimped and saved to pay for my education.Origin scrimp (1700-1800) Probably from a Scandinavian languagescrimp verbChinese try much as can, as to money save you to Corpus
随便看	it's a matter of fact (that) it's a matter of fact that it's a matter of time it's a mercy it's a mercy (that) it's a mercy that it's a music thing it's an ill wind it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good it's a question of time it's a safe bet it's a safe bet that it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that) it's as easy as falling off a log it's a shame a it's a shame a shame it's a shame/what a shame etc (it's a) small world it's a small world it's a squash it's a sure bet it's a sure bet that it's a thing it's a thought