释义 |
skimpskimp /skɪmp/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYskimpOrigin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from scrimp VERB TABLEskimp |
Present | I, you, we, they | skimp | | he, she, it | skimps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skimped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skimped | | he, she, it | has skimped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skimped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will skimp | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skimped |
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Present | I | am skimping | | he, she, it | is skimping | | you, we, they | are skimping | Past | I, he, she, it | was skimping | | you, we, they | were skimping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skimping | | he, she, it | has been skimping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skimping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skimping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skimping |
to not spend enough money or time on something, or not use enough of something, so that what you do is unsuccessful or of bad quality: skimp on Don’t skimp on the cream. |