及物/不及物动词克扣; 节省; 少给; 少用
skimp什么意思
及物动词
1. Don't skimp the butter in making a cake.
做糕点时不要吝惜放奶油。
不及物动词
1. She had to skimp to send her son to college.
她必须节俭来供她儿子上大学。
1. 克扣;吝啬：ski 滑雪 | skim 掠过 | skimp 克扣;吝啬
2. 节省,节俭;吝啬：cramp 夹,钳:, 以铁箍扣紧 | skim 撇去液体 上的油质或固体物质 | skimp 节省,节俭;吝啬
3. 克扣：skimming 技术 | skimp 克扣 | skimpily 吝啬地
4. 少给,节省：7. gadget 小器械,小机件 | 8. skimp 少给,节省 | 9. under way 在进行中
1. 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
e.g. 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。
1. While Facebook doesn't skimp on any of the perks normally associated with technology workplaces, the independence it grants employees sets it apart.
2. We should not skimp on investing in our children's health, because early investments in their lives will save money in the long run.
3. Yet in many households, the occasion is too important to skimp on.
4. With polls indicating growing unease with the situation in Iraq, members of Congress urged Bush not to skimp on details.
5. The kitchen does not skimp on cheeses or sauces, which turn out to be almost as refreshing as the drinks.