| 词汇 | skimped |
| 释义 | skimped past simple and past participle ofskimp skimp verb[ I or T ] uk /skɪmp/ us /skɪmp/ to not spend enough time or money on something, or to not use enough of something in order to do a job or activity as it should be done: 节俭，节约;吝啬 Many old people skimp on food and heating in order to meet their bills.许多老人在食物和供暖方面省吃俭用才能支付得起。 When choosing a hotel, do not skimp.选择旅馆时不要吝啬。 Budgeting money balance budget budget something for something budgetary couponing cut back cutback defund draw/pull in your hornsidiom economize economy economy drive manage on a shoestringidiom put/lay something on/to one sideidiom save (something) up save on something set someone against someone shoestring tighten your beltidiom Examples of skimpedskimped In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But here, in particular, the conceptual dimension - the business of what recording (filming) 'does' to opera - seems skimped. The aetiology, the clinical features and the life histories of psychopathic personalities are of profound theoretical and practical importance, and have been rather skimped. Not only does the lack of funding prevent the necessary refurbishment of aging, worn-out buildings and facilities; it also means that preventive maintenance is skimped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The private contractors faced financial difficulties on the contract and skimped on the specification for the floors in several blocks of flats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are a few of the issues which cannot be skimped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing in this difficult case has been skimped or guessed at or rubber-stamped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority will decide to have a skimped scheme completely inadequate for our needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a £4 frock which lasted two days: it split because the seams had been skimped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have the impression that it has been skimped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it is not right to say that it was skimped or not attended to assiduously in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good regarding market research as an additional cost which may be skimped so far as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a submersible, especially one which contains a man, you cannot skimp on materials or workmanship; and nothing was skimped on that contract. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why then, have we skimped on this programme and other vitally important programmes? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I hope that their consideration will not be skimped as a result. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are complex matters, and consideration of them cannot be skimped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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