scrimp meaning in English
vt.,vi.
1.过分缩减。
2.节省；俭省。
3.吝啬。
4.少给；克扣。
adj.
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Examples
- We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills
我们得省吃俭用来付帐 - They scrimp on oil as much as they can during the energy crisis
他们在能源危机时期尽量节省汽油。 - They had to scrimp and save to send their son to college
为了送儿子上大学，他们不得不省吃俭用，拼命钱。 - They scrimped on oil as much as they could during the energy crisis
他们在能源危机时期在汽油上面精打细算。 - I could finally spend money on all the things i ' d scrimped on , right
我终于可以花钱购买所有以前因精打细算而没买的东西了，对吧？