Scrimp
vt. 过度缩减\\nvi. 力求节省\\na. 不足的, 吝啬的
📝 例句
We have to scrimp and save to pay the bill
我们得省吃俭用来付帐
scrimp one's household
节缩家用
They scrimped on oil as best they could during the energy crisis.
他们在能源危机时期尽量节省汽油。
scrimp and save
1.节俭
She have to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday
她必须节省开支以支付度假的费用
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
scrimp
v
(idm 习语) scrimp and save manage to live on very little money, esp so as to afford sth 节衣缩食, 节省（尤指为攒钱）
We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills. 我们得省吃俭用来付帐.
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, you poor little thing.
哦，可怜的小东西。
Mrs.Smith, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois.
史密斯太太，我来介绍一下我的朋友皮埃尔=杜布斯。
She felt inhere handbag for the piece of paper on which her father had written down al the details of the journey and gave it to the porter.
她从钱包里摸出一张纸条，那上面有她父亲对这次旅行详细说明，她把这张纸条交给了搬运工。