skimping

美 [sk?mp] 　英 [sk?mp]

• v.〈口〉馬馬虎虎做；少給；一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地[吝嗇地]給(食物,金錢等)
• adj.不足的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)跳汰選

詞形變化

第三人稱單數(shù)：skimps  現(xiàn)在分詞：skimping  過(guò)去式：skimped  

反義詞

同義詞

英漢解釋

v.	1. 〈口〉馬馬虎虎做,敷衍了事 2. 少給,克扣;一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地[吝嗇地]給(食物,金錢等) 3. 儉省,吝嗇
adj.	1. 少的,不足的

英英解釋

v.	1. to not use or provide enough of something 2. to not spend enough money on something

例句

Skimping on this while money is tight, says the agency, will cause growth to suffer in the long term.

該機(jī)構(gòu)說(shuō)，當(dāng)資金緊張時(shí)對(duì)這些投資的吝嗇將會(huì)導(dǎo)致經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)受到長(zhǎng)期的遏制。

And there is not yet such a thing as a cheap high-speed link: China's safety failures have shown the perils of skimping in any way.

所有的高速列車線路建設(shè)都花費(fèi)巨大：中國(guó)所出現(xiàn)的重大安全事故就證明了無(wú)論在任何方面減少投入都會(huì)帶來(lái)巨大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

Skimping on sleep may significantly increase the number of calories consumed in a day.

每天少睡一覺(jué)可以很大程度上增加每日的卡路里消耗量。

Many banks have damaged client relationships more directly, by skimping on credit as they slim their balance-sheets.

許多銀行在減輕其資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表的同時(shí)，也削減了它們的借貸額度，這直接破壞了銀行與顧客的關(guān)系。

Japan has also bought export growth largely at the price of skimping on internal investment in housing, roads and pollution control.

日本出口的增長(zhǎng)的代價(jià)是，克扣對(duì)國(guó)內(nèi)包括房屋、道路及污染控制方面的投入。

Living in the country on a small inheritance, he works day and night, often skimping on meals to save money for food.

1741年：他依靠一筆微薄的遺產(chǎn)居住在鄉(xiāng)下。他夜以繼日地工作，經(jīng)常三餐不繼，目的是在吃東西上省錢。

Conversely, economies of scale also allow makers of high-end products to reduce prices without skimping on quality.

相反的，規(guī)模經(jīng)濟(jì)也允許這些高端產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)商在產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量不變的情況下降低價(jià)格。

Consumers spent by skimping on savings borrowing heavily or cashing in stock profits.

消費(fèi)者通過(guò)節(jié)儉存儲(chǔ)、大額貸款和套現(xiàn)股票利潤(rùn)進(jìn)行消費(fèi)。

Cash-strapped companies are skimping on research and development.

缺少資本的公司正在節(jié)省用于研究和發(fā)展的資金。

And it's even easier for companies to justify cutting corners by skimping on third-party inspections and monitoring services.

而且它更容易為公司通過(guò)第三方的檢查和監(jiān)控服務(wù)克扣證明切割角落。

Adding too much water thins the formula, skimping on nutrition.

水加得太多會(huì)使配方奶過(guò)度稀釋，使營(yíng)養(yǎng)成分的濃度降低。

Financiers are sometimes skimping on due diligence in the scramble to win deals.

金融家們有時(shí)候為了在爭(zhēng)奪中贏得交易，也就不像應(yīng)有的那般細(xì)致努力，反而是敷衍了事。

you might get away with skimping on training in the short term , but you will get burned if you do so for too long.

您可能在短期內(nèi)節(jié)約了培訓(xùn)成本，但如果長(zhǎng)此以往，您會(huì)變得一團(tuán)糟。

Pundits accuse Mr Christie of skimping on policy details.

權(quán)威人士指責(zé)克里斯提先生對(duì)于政策細(xì)節(jié)敷衍了事。

Skimping on components has probably saved $50 or more.

在組件上節(jié)省了50美元或者更多。

Owners tend to cut costs by skimping on repairs.

業(yè)主們常常為節(jié)省開(kāi)支省去公汽維修護(hù)理；

The good news is that the days of corporations skimping on internal cyber security are almost over.

好消息是，企業(yè)克扣網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全支出的日子幾乎已經(jīng)成了歷史。

They cut costs by skimping on service, for example.

比如他們在服務(wù)上做克扣以減少成本。