单词 | stint |
释义 | Word Frequency stint 1(stɪnt) verb 1. to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something) 2. archaic to stop or check (something) noun 3. an allotted or fixed amount of work 4. a limitation or check 5. obsolete a pause or stoppage Derived forms stinter (ˈstinter) noun Word origin Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see stunt1Word Frequency stint 2(stɪnt) noun any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (or Erolia), such as C. minuta (little stint) Word origin Old English; related to Middle High German stinz small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see stunt1 |
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