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单词 scrimping
释义

scrimp /skrimp/

transitive verb
  1. To stint
  2. To keep limited, often by necessity
intransitive verb

To be sparing or niggardly, often by necessity, usu in the phrase scrimp and save

adjective (rare)
  1. Scanty
  2. Stinted
adverb (obsolete)

Barely

ORIGIN: Cf Swed and Dan skrumpen shrivelled, OE scrimman to shrink

scrimped adjective

scrimpˈily adverb

scrimpˈiness noun

scrimpˈly adverb

  1. Sparingly
  2. Scarcely

scrimpˈness noun

scrimpˈy adjective

Scanty

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