英 [skɪmp] 美 [skɪmp]
vt. 克扣；对……不够用心；舍不得给；少给
vi. 节省；不够用心
adj. 少的；不足的
第三人称单数skimps
现在分词skimping
过去式skimped
过去分词skimped
skimp /skɪmp/ [ skimping skimped skimps ]
不及物动词 If you skimp on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. 节省
Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
为了交每月的租金，许多家庭不得不节省食物和其他必需品的支出。
... exploited class: 被剥削阶级 skimp vt. 克扣；对...不够用心；舍不得给；少给 skimp: 克扣|缩支节用|少给，节省 ...
... cramp 夹,钳：, 以铁箍扣紧 skim 撇去液体 上的油质或固体物质 skimp 节省,节俭;吝啬 ...
... skeptic n.怀疑者,怀疑论者,无神论者 skimp v.节省花费,吝啬 skirmish n.小冲突 ...
... exploited class: 被剥削阶级 skimp vt. 克扣；对...不够用心；舍不得给；少给 skimp: 克扣|缩支节用|少给，节省 ...
skimpy 不足的；吝啬的
克扣；对…不够用心；舍不得给；少给
节省；不够用心
少的；不足的
small / short / insufficient / deficient / lacking
Older people should not skimp on food or heating.
老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。
Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
为了交每月的租金，许多家庭不得不节省食物和其他必需品的支出。
You skimp on travel expenses.
你节省差旅费。
Ok, so maybe you sneak in your own food and skimp on all the paraphernalia.
Finally, as with all recipes this elemental, every ingredient counts so don't skimp on quality.
The main question, however, remains how to balance incentives for efficiency with incentives to skimp.