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单词 nickel-and-dime
释义
nickel-and-dime1 verbnickel-and-dime2 adjective
nickel-and-dimeˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verb [transitive] American English informal Verb Table
VERB TABLE
nickel-and-dime
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theynickel-and-dime
he, she, itnickel-and-dimes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theynickel-and-dimed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave nickel-and-dimed
he, she, ithas nickel-and-dimed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad nickel-and-dimed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill nickel-and-dime
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have nickel-and-dimed
Continuous Form
PresentIam nickel-and-diming
he, she, itis nickel-and-diming
you, we, theyare nickel-and-diming
PastI, he, she, itwas nickel-and-diming
you, we, theywere nickel-and-diming
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been nickel-and-diming
he, she, ithas been nickel-and-diming
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been nickel-and-diming
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be nickel-and-diming
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been nickel-and-diming
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees," said Cohn, an analyst.
  • If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later.
to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively
nickel-and-dime1 verbnickel-and-dime2 adjective
nickel-and-dimenickel-and-dime2 adjective [only before noun] American English Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • We face big problems that can't be solved with nickel-and-dime solutions.
unimportant or involving little money
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