thrift
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Thrift is the quality and practice of being careful with money and not wasting things. 節(jié)儉[表贊許]
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他們因勤儉節(jié)約和開創(chuàng)精神而受到了應得的表敭。
2. N-COUNT A thrift or a thrift institution is a kind of savings bank. 某種儲蓄銀行[美國英語] [商業(yè)]
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thrift /θr?ft/ (thrifts)
劍橋詞典
thrift noun [U] (AVOIDING WASTE)
the careful use of money , especially by avoiding waste
節(jié)約，節(jié)儉
thrift noun [U] (PLANT)
a small plant with, typically , pink flowers on long stems that often grows wild on cliffs by the sea
海石竹（一種小型野生植物，一般莖較長，開粉色花，常生長在海邊峭巖上）
thrift noun [U] (BANK)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a type of bank in the US that allows you to save money or borrow money to buy a house
（美國可用來儲蓄和貸款購房的一類銀行）儲蓄銀行
These days , thrifts place most of their money into boring but safe mortgages . 儅今儲蓄銀行把絕大部分資金投入到乏味但安全的住房按揭中。 返回 thrift