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frugal adj.节俭的；省钱的 (1) 就石油能源而言，我们愈节省愈好。(2) 他们生活非常俭朴，力避奢侈。(3) 那节俭的孩子很少花钱。(4) 我的妈妈也是一位节俭的女人。(5) 结果是节俭的家庭更加稳定。 Thrifty, spartan, and prudent are synonyms for frugal, a word that often has positive connotations when used to describe a person who lives a simple life. "The question for retailers is whether shoppers will remain frugal or slowly resume their old spending habits whenever they get more money in their pockets," wrote The Wall Street Journal. You might also speak of "a frugal meal" — a very plain, cheap one. The word is from Latin frux, meaning "fruit" (in the sense of "profit").

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英 ['fruːɡl] 美 ['fruːɡl] (1) As far as oil energy is concerned, we cannot be too frugal.(2) They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.(3) The frugal boy rarely spends money.(4) My mother was also a frugal woman.(5) The result is that the frugal household is more stable. A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal. Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered frugal. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap. 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。frugalityWe must practise the strictest frugality and economy.我们必须实行最严格意义上的俭省节约。frugallyWe 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。

英语单词	frugal
英美音标	英 ['fruːɡl] 美 ['fruːɡl]
中文释义	adj.节俭的；省钱的
英语例句	(1) As far as oil energy is concerned, we cannot be too frugal. (2) They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries. (3) The frugal boy rarely spends money. (4) My mother was also a frugal woman. (5) The result is that the frugal household is more stable.
中文例句	(1) 就石油能源而言，我们愈节省愈好。 (2) 他们生活非常俭朴，力避奢侈。 (3) 那节俭的孩子很少花钱。 (4) 我的妈妈也是一位节俭的女人。 (5) 结果是节俭的家庭更加稳定。
vocabulary简明	A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal. Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered frugal. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap.
vocabulary扩展	Thrifty, spartan, and prudent are synonyms for frugal, a word that often has positive connotations when used to describe a person who lives a simple life. "The question for retailers is whether shoppers will remain frugal or slowly resume their old spending habits whenever they get more money in their pockets," wrote The Wall Street Journal. You might also speak of "a frugal meal" — a very plain, cheap one. The word is from Latin frux, meaning "fruit" (in the sense of "profit").
柯林斯解释	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。

Frugal Lives Lived Person Word Money Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词