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).
[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。
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[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; NAmEˈfruːɡl/adjective1using 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; NAmEfruˈɡæləti/noun[uncountable ]fru·gal·ly/fruˈɡəli; NAmEfruˈɡəli/adverb◆to live/eat frugally生活╱吃饭节俭fru·gal/ˈfruːɡl; NAmEˈfruːɡl/fru·gal·ity/fruˈɡæləti; NAmEfruˈɡæləti/fru·gal·ly/fruˈɡəli; NAmEfruˈɡəli/
LDC
frugalfru‧gal /ˈfruːɡəl/ adjective
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1careful to buy only what is necessaryOPP 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 foodSYN simpleOPP extravagant: a frugal breakfast—frugally adverb—frugality /fruːˈɡæləti/ noun [uncountable]
WDF
frugal
[ˈfru:gl]
TEM4GRETOEFLIELTS
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ADJ12879
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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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