单词：scrimps
音标：[skrɪmps] ；
v. （较平时）节省着过日子( scrimp的第三人称单数 ); 一点一滴地省钱; 吝啬; 克扣
v subsist on a meager allowance
scrimp的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- They scrimp on oil as much as they can during the energy crisis.他们在能源危机时期尽量节省汽油。
- She have to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.她必须节省开支以支付度假的费用。
- Time for yourself is often where most people tend to scrimp.通常大多数人留给自己的时间很少。
词汇搭配
- scrimp and save节俭
经典引文
A city man by his appearance, scrimp and bald.
出自：R. C. HutchinsonThe Master scrimps his haggard sempstress of her daily bread.
出自：Tennyson
【近义词】
- economize节约
- save救
- husband丈夫
- skimp舍不得给
- pull in your horns打退堂鼓(缩减)...
- tighten your belt勒紧腰带(忍饥受寒...
- draw in your horns打退堂鼓(缩减)...
- stint节省