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省吃俭用 meaning in English

save money on food and expenses; be economical in everyday spending; live frugally; make a penny go a long way; pinch and scrape; practise austerity; reduce expenses; scrape and screw; skimp and save; stint oneself 短语和例子

Examples

  1. He led his life , pinching and scraping .
    省吃俭用地过日子。
  2. Her parents pinched and scraped so that she could study singing abroad .
    她父母省吃俭用好让她出国学习声乐。
  3. He has fared hard and worked hard to make good everybody's loss .
    他一向省吃俭用、辛辛苦苦,尽量让别人少受一些损失。
  4. But for all his thrift at home, mr. roberts and his wife both gave generously to others .
    罗伯茨在家里省吃俭用,但他们夫妇对外人却很慷慨。
  5. What is the good of your mother and me economizing and stinting ourselves to give you a university education ?
    那么我和你母亲省吃俭用,自己刻苦,供你上大学,有什么用处呢?
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