| 单词 | skimp |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [skimp] |
| 解释 | v.节省花费 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.节省花费(to give insufficient or barely sufficient funds for) 【考】 parsimonious : skimp / malingering : shirk(吝啬的[人]节约/装 病的[人]逃避) 【例】 to skimp on food to save money |
| 字源 | skimp (v.) 1879, probably a back-formation of skimpy. Related: Skimped; skimping. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 克扣, 吝啬给 【记】源于: scrimp(v 过度缩减)skim撇去, p屁股: 人家管你借钱, 你只是给p－吝啬 【考】parsimonious: skimp = malingering: shirk吝啬的人节约 = 装病的人逃避 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】同scrimp，是其变体；skim + 音：皮，从表面抹去一层皮，不给人家实质的，只给表面一层皮，节约吝啬；skip 略过，省略，近于节省 |
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