| 词汇 | stinting |
| 释义 | stinting present participle ofstint stint verb[ I or T, usually in negatives ] uk /stɪnt/ us /stɪnt/ to provide, take, or use only a small amount of something: 限量提供；吝惜；节省 The bride's parents did not stint on the champagne - there was plenty for everyone.新娘的父母在香槟上一点儿也不小气——足够每个人喝的。 Don't stint yourself - take another slice of cake.别吝惜肚子——再来块蛋糕。 See also unstintingformal Self-control and moderation anti-pleasure ascetically asceticism be in command (of yourself)idiom boundary go easyidiom go steady on somethingidiom golden mean grip imperviously puritanically puritanism restrained restrainedly restraint steady stint temperance undignified unsensational Examples of stintingstinting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That was an essential first stage in the traditional stinting award—but it was only the first stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That kind of uncertainty, if created by compulsory quantification, could only be resolved by a later stinting scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As one of my noble friends said earlier, it should not be a question of stinting on resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say this particularly having heard so many speeches today refer to the problems of stinting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition to giving their services to that industry they have by stinting and striving built up homes for themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She took him abroad when he was suffering from tuberculosis, and managed to prolong his life by stinting herself for three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no stinting, of effort on their part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be no stinting or economy in the practical way in which help can be made available for this to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we succeed in doing that, we shall have all the ingredients on which to work out a later quantification and stinting programme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have very good examples of modern stinting formulas which have been worked out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Parents are stinting themselves of the necessities of life in order to pay their rent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the kind of aid that we can give, which we give in too stinting a way at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no stinting of this service, which has been developed consistently and satisfactorily over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Personally it seems to me that this is a matter in which there ought to be no stinting of expense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We support, without stinting, the aim of reducing poverty in the third world. 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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