英语词汇“scrimp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you scrimp, you get by on very little money. If you scrimp all year long in order to buy tickets to the Stanley Cup finals, you save every last penny to be able to go to those games.

If you scrimp, yes, you are watching every dime trying to spend as little as you can — for the purpose of saving your money. Maybe you walk everywhere to avoid paying for a bus ride, or you make your friends cut your hair. Scrimp looks like shrink and scrape and that's the goal: shrinking the amount of money you spend to scrape together some savings, for a specific purpose or just the security of having money in the bank.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

scrimp / skimp

These words are two sides of the same coin: ways to get more or to make something go further. One side is about saving; the other is about spending less.

Scrimp is the saving side of the coin. As an adjective, it means meager, scanty. To scrimp is to be sparing with or thrifty; to save slowly and with difficulty.

Many arts and physical education programs landed on the chopping block, while schools often were forced to scrimp and improvise in bizarre ways.

And the university has been scrimping even on bare necessities--like vacuuming the floors.

Skimp, which most likely derives from scrimp, is the spending-less side of the coin. As an adjective, it also means meager or barely enough. To skimp is to give barely enough or to save by getting barely enough.

One came out just last week showing that people who skimp on sleep seem to have higher blood cholesterol than people who sleep more.

Although this should be a standard part of everyone's holiday preparation, too many people skimp on having time for themselves.

Yet the idiom is to scrimp and save. But, then, idioms do not necessarily mean the same as the sum of their parts:

But many indigent parents still scrimp and save just to send their children to school, hoping that their kids will have shot at success.

The difference between scrimp and skimp is slight, and if the news media is any indication, even that is disappearing quickly.

WORD FAMILY

scrimp: scrimped, scrimping, scrimps

USAGE EXAMPLES

Chevy scrimps, though, with the single-zone climate control, smallish sunroof and tepid Bose audio system.

New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)

"You're panicking about your financial situation. You scrimp and save - you learn how to make a really good meal with beans and toast."

BBC(Nov 30, 2016)

Struggling to cope with price increases, some Egyptians are scrimping on meals, buying used clothes or considering moving their children to cheaper schools.

Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016)

v subsist on a meager allowance

scratch and scrimp

Syn|Hyper

skimp, stint

save

spend less; buy at a reduced price

单词	scrimp
释义	scrimp (once / 17721 pages) v When you scrimp, you get by on very little money. If you scrimp all year long in order to buy tickets to the Stanley Cup finals, you save every last penny to be able to go to those games. If you scrimp, yes, you are watching every dime trying to spend as little as you can — for the purpose of saving your money. Maybe you walk everywhere to avoid paying for a bus ride, or you make your friends cut your hair. Scrimp looks like shrink and scrape and that's the goal: shrinking the amount of money you spend to scrape together some savings, for a specific purpose or just the security of having money in the bank. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS scrimp / skimp These words are two sides of the same coin: ways to get more or to make something go further. One side is about saving; the other is about spending less. Scrimp is the saving side of the coin. As an adjective, it means meager, scanty. To scrimp is to be sparing with or thrifty; to save slowly and with difficulty. Many arts and physical education programs landed on the chopping block, while schools often were forced to scrimp and improvise in bizarre ways. And the university has been scrimping even on bare necessities--like vacuuming the floors. Skimp, which most likely derives from scrimp, is the spending-less side of the coin. As an adjective, it also means meager or barely enough. To skimp is to give barely enough or to save by getting barely enough. One came out just last week showing that people who skimp on sleep seem to have higher blood cholesterol than people who sleep more. Although this should be a standard part of everyone's holiday preparation, too many people skimp on having time for themselves. Yet the idiom is to scrimp and save. But, then, idioms do not necessarily mean the same as the sum of their parts: But many indigent parents still scrimp and save just to send their children to school, hoping that their kids will have shot at success. The difference between scrimp and skimp is slight, and if the news media is any indication, even that is disappearing quickly. WORD FAMILY scrimp: scrimped, scrimping, scrimps USAGE EXAMPLES Chevy scrimps, though, with the single-zone climate control, smallish sunroof and tepid Bose audio system. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) "You're panicking about your financial situation. You scrimp and save - you learn how to make a really good meal with beans and toast." BBC(Nov 30, 2016) Struggling to cope with price increases, some Egyptians are scrimping on meals, buying used clothes or considering moving their children to cheaper schools. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) v subsist on a meager allowance scratch and scrimp Syn\|Hyper skimp, stint save spend less; buy at a reduced price
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