释义 |
scrimp[skrimp]vt. 过度缩减vi. 力求节省a. 不足的, 吝啬的 scrimp scrimp AHD: [skr¹mp] D.J. [skr!mp]K.K. [skr!mp]v.(动词) scrimped,scrimp.ing,scrimps v.intr.(不及物动词)To economize severely.非常节省v.tr.(及物动词)1. To be excessively sparing with or of.对…吝啬或克扣2. To cut or make too small or scanty.缩减:消减或使得非常小或很少语源:[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Swedish skrympa [to shrink] [可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语的] ;类似于 瑞典语 skrympa [畏缩] 继承用法:scrimp“er n.(名词)scrimp“iness n.(名词)scrimp“y adj.(形容词) |