skimping
基本解释
- v. 节俭，节约；吝啬，舍不得给；草率地做，马虎地做事（skimp 的现在分词）
英汉例句
- They cut costs by skimping on service, for example.
比如他们在服务上做克扣以减少成本。 - Skimping on this while money is tight, says the agency, will cause growth to suffer in the long term.
该机构说，当资金紧张时对这些投资的吝啬将会导致经济增长受到长期的遏制。 - It is also obvious that skimping on sleep stymies these crucial cognitive processes: some aspects of memory consolidation only happen with more than six hours of sleep.
同样清楚的是，吝啬睡眠会妨碍如下重要认知处理过程：记忆的某些部分只能在超过6小时的睡眠中才能得到巩固。 - The economic downturn meant companies were laying off workers and skimping on health benefits.
FORBES: Washington Watch - "Skimping on the grinder is the fastest way to kill your coffee, " she said, something every source reiterated.
FORBES: Bean Counters The Last Drop... - Channeling U2 in the best ways, "Lights Out for Darker Skies" dispenses anthemic power chords without skimping on the complexities.
NPR: British Sea Power: For Those Who Like to Rock
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.