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Frugal ˈfruːɡl Fruˈɡæləti Fruˈɡəli Frugally Meal Opp Adj Graded

Frugal describes a person or lifestyle that does not waste money or food, or food that is simple and inexpensive. Related forms include frugality (the state of being frugal) and frugally (in a frugal manner).

Frugal指一个人或生活方式不浪费金钱或食物,或者指食物简单不贵。其相关词包括frugality(节俭)和frugally(节俭地)。

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frugal ★☆☆☆☆
/fru͟ːg(ə)l/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]节俭的;俭省的 People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
  • She lives a frugal life.

    她生活俭朴。

frugality
  • We must practise the strictest frugality and economy.

    我们必须实行最严格意义上的俭省节约。

frugally
  • We lived fairly frugally...

    我们生活得相当节俭。

  • He frugally saved various bits of the machine in carefully marked boxes.

    他厉行节约地把这台机器的各种零件放进仔细标记的盒子里收好。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](饮食)简单的,省钱的 A frugal meal is small and not expensive.
  • The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.

    饮食很简单:奶酪、水、米饭、豆类。


Oxford fru·gal / ˈfruːɡl ; NAmE ˈfruːɡl / adjective 1 using only as much money or food as is necessary (对金钱、食物等)节约的,节俭的 ◆ a frugal existence/life 俭朴的生活 OPP
extravagant
2 (of meals 饭菜 ) small, plain and not costing very much 简单廉价的 SYN
meagre
◆ a frugal lunch of bread and cheese 面包夹奶酪的简单午餐
▶ fru·gal·ity / fruˈɡæləti ; NAmE fruˈɡæləti / noun [uncountable ] fru·gal·ly / fruˈɡəli ; NAmE fruˈɡəli / adverb ◆ to live/eat frugally 生活╱吃饭节俭
fru·gal / ˈfruːɡl ; NAmE ˈfruːɡl / fru·gal·ity / fruˈɡæləti ; NAmE fruˈɡæləti / fru·gal·ly / fruˈɡəli ; NAmE fruˈɡəli /
LDC
frugalfru‧gal /ˈfruːɡəl/ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
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Collocations
1careful to buy only what is necessary OPP  extravagant:  As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working. He led a remarkably frugal existence.2a frugal meal is a small meal of plain food SYN  simple OPP  extravagant:  a frugal breakfast—frugally adverb—frugality /fruːˈɡæləti/ noun [uncountable]
WDF

frugal

[ˈfru:gl]

TEM4GRETOEFLIELTS
j17278
622
57
91
230
185
59
ADJ12879
33170

Spoken:

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节俭的(92%),省钱的(8%)
adj.节俭的;朴素的;花钱少的

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