释义 |
stint1 /stint/ transitive verb- To keep short
- To be niggardly with or towards
- To allot stingily
- To spare
- To serve successfully, get with foal, lamb, etc
- To limit
- To check (archaic)
- To restrain (archaic or dialect)
- To stop (obsolete)
- To allot, apportion (archaic)
- To set as a task or as a day's work (archaic)
- To restrict (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To be sparing or mean (with on)
- To go short (dialect)
- To cease, stop (obsolete)
noun- Cessation of action, motion, etc (obsolete)
- A limit (obsolete)
- Restraint, restriction
- A proportion allotted, fixed amount
- An allowance
- A set task
- A (conventional) day's work
ORIGIN: OE styntan to dull, from stunt stupid; cf stent1, stunt1 stintˈed adjective stintˈedly adverb stintˈedness noun stintˈer noun stintˈing noun and adjective stintˈingly adverb stintˈless adjective stintˈy adjective |