skimping
基本解釋
- v. 節(jié)儉，節(jié)約；吝嗇，舍不得給；草率地做，馬虎地做事（skimp 的現(xiàn)在分詞）
英漢例句
- They cut costs by skimping on service, for example.
比如他們在服務(wù)上做克扣以減少成本。 - Skimping on this while money is tight, says the agency, will cause growth to suffer in the long term.
該機構(gòu)說，當(dāng)資金緊張時對這些投資的吝嗇將會導(dǎo)致經(jīng)濟增長受到長期的遏制。 - It is also obvious that skimping on sleep stymies these crucial cognitive processes: some aspects of memory consolidation only happen with more than six hours of sleep.
同樣清楚的是，吝嗇睡眠會妨礙如下重要認(rèn)知處理過程：記憶的某些部分只能在超過6小時的睡眠中才能得到鞏固。 - The economic downturn meant companies were laying off workers and skimping on health benefits.
FORBES: Washington Watch - "Skimping on the grinder is the fastest way to kill your coffee, " she said, something every source reiterated.
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雙語例句
權(quán)威例句
英英字典
- 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.