单词	skimp
释义	skimpskimp /skɪmp/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINskimp Origin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from scrimp Verb Table VERB TABLE skimp Simple Form Present I, you, we, they skimp he, she, it skimps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they skimped Present perfect I, you, we, they have skimped he, she, it has skimped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had skimped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will skimp Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have skimped Continuous Form Present I am skimping he, she, it is skimping you, we, they are skimping Past I, he, she, it was skimping you, we, they were skimping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been skimping he, she, it has been skimping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been skimping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be skimping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been skimping Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But don't take this as an excuse to skimp on insurance when you book your hols. By keeping prices artificially low, rent control leads both to a shortage of units and to landlords skimping on maintenance. By selling his prints he skimped and saved until he could afford his own car. Even some provider networks are concerned about the possibility of a cash-strapped provider network skimping on care or shutting down services. If competition saves money only by skimping on wages or benefits, for instance, governments should question its value. One of the ways to keep a muffin moist is to not skimp on fruit or liquid. The process can not be skimped. The width had been correctly judged on this occasion; but the gravediggers had skimped on the length. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorspending as little as possible► on a shoestring if you make a film, run a business etc on a shoestring , you spend very little money on it, but it is usually a success: · Nearly all of our research had to be conducted on a shoestring.· The paper started on a shoestring, but soon had a circulation of over 100,000 readers. ► skimp on to not spend enough money on important materials, equipment etc, so that what you are doing or making is unsuccessful or of bad quality: · There's no point in skimping on essentials such as food and heating.· A company will never get anywhere by skimping on training and technology. ► on the cheap British if you do or make something on the cheap , you spend as little money as possible on it, so that it is often unsuccessful or of bad quality: · You only had to look at the houses to see that they'd been built on the cheap.· It's impossible to provide good nursing care on the cheap. to not spend enough money or time on something, or not use enough of something, so that what you do is unsuccessful or of bad qualityskimp on It’s vital not to skimp on staff training.
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