| 词汇 | scrimp |
| 释义 | scrimp verb[ I ] uk /skrɪmp/ us /skrɪmp/ to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard: 过度缩减开支 There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security.有这样一种风险，即这个债台高筑的航空公司可能会想在维修或安检上缩减开支。 scrimp and save If you scrimp and save, you manage to live on very little money in order to pay for something: 省吃俭用，节衣缩食 I've been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday.我一整年都在为我们能够度一次假而省吃俭用。 Saving money bank deposit deposit account deposit something with someone depositor direct deposit on depositidiom pension plan providently put put something aside put something by redeposit retirement plan salt sock something away squirrel squirrel something away TESSA undersaver You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Budgeting money scrimp | American Dictionaryscrimp verb[ I ] us/skrɪmp/ to spend as little money as possible: She scrimped and saved to care for her two younger sisters. Examples of scrimpscrimp They are people who have scrimped and saved, who have been careful over the years and who find sudden and violent increases in rates a terribly heavy burden for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is one important group of old-age pensioners for whom no relief has been announced today—those who have scrimped and saved to pay for their retirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Possibly because the production was scrimping on talent fees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Along the way he strung tennis rackets, picked fruit and endured a time of scrimping and saving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After more than a year of scrimping, saving, working day and night and creating a home business on the side, she finally saves enough to open her own shop. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One-fifth of the population are so poor that they scrimp themselves of the very necessities of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the main, people have to scrimp and strain already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People will scrimp and save to ensure that their children get that kind of education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would be bitterly resentful if they had to scrimp and save to find the £10 or £20 when they were responsible dog owners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can scrimp and save, but the end product will not last or be of good quality, and ultimately the next generation will not bless us for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course some rich men are major art purchasers, but there are equally a great many who scrimp and scrape to buy works of art from living artists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prospect of leaving his wife penniless is deeply worrying to the service man, but all he can do is scrimp and save until he dies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can scrimp themselves, they can starve their little children, but here is a charge they have to meet, and they have attempted to meet it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality of being very poor is that you save and scrimp for things that you know are essential but for which you do not have enough money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many parents in this country have to scrimp and save to ensure that their youngsters are able to take part in the activities that their friends take part in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of scrimp These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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