英语词汇“skimp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The verb skimp refers to using a limited amount of something. When tomato prices are high, a cost-conscious restaurant might skimp on the amount of chopped tomatoes it puts on salads.

Skimp can also describe getting by spending very little money, like someone who skimps in order to save for the future. You can also skimp on time and effort, like when you skimp on the amount of care you put into your math homework. Skimp is likely a variation of scrimp, which means "to make too small" and comes from the Swedish word skrumpna, meaning "to shrink, shrivel up."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

scrimp / skimp

These words are two sides of the same coin: ways to get more or to make something go further. One side is about saving; the other is about spending less.

Scrimp is the saving side of the coin. As an adjective, it means meager, scanty. To scrimp is to be sparing with or thrifty; to save slowly and with difficulty.

Many arts and physical education programs landed on the chopping block, while schools often were forced to scrimp and improvise in bizarre ways.

And the university has been scrimping even on bare necessities--like vacuuming the floors.

Skimp, which most likely derives from scrimp, is the spending-less side of the coin. As an adjective, it also means meager or barely enough. To skimp is to give barely enough or to save by getting barely enough.

One came out just last week showing that people who skimp on sleep seem to have higher blood cholesterol than people who sleep more.

Although this should be a standard part of everyone's holiday preparation, too many people skimp on having time for themselves.

Yet the idiom is to scrimp and save. But, then, idioms do not necessarily mean the same as the sum of their parts:

But many indigent parents still scrimp and save just to send their children to school, hoping that their kids will have shot at success.

The difference between scrimp and skimp is slight, and if the news media is any indication, even that is disappearing quickly.

WORD FAMILY

skimp: skimped, skimping, skimps

USAGE EXAMPLES

Yahoo offers a cautionary tale to companies that, facing a turnaround or pressure to keep costs down, opt to skimp on security budgets.

Time(Dec 15, 2016)

It even skimps on those two assets, holding them back for a franchise that may never exist.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016)

The only way that skimping ever does: higher bills, user fees, and hidden government subsidies.

The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016)

1v work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

Syn|Hyper

scant

work

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

2v supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Syn|Hyper

scant, stint

furnish, provide, render, supply

give something useful or necessary to

3v limit in quality or quantity

Syn|Hyper

scant

restrict

place under restrictions; limit access to

4v subsist on a meager allowance

Syn|Hyper

scrimp, stint

save

spend less; buy at a reduced price

单词	skimp
释义	skimp (once / 18972 pages) v The verb skimp refers to using a limited amount of something. When tomato prices are high, a cost-conscious restaurant might skimp on the amount of chopped tomatoes it puts on salads. Skimp can also describe getting by spending very little money, like someone who skimps in order to save for the future. You can also skimp on time and effort, like when you skimp on the amount of care you put into your math homework. Skimp is likely a variation of scrimp, which means "to make too small" and comes from the Swedish word skrumpna, meaning "to shrink, shrivel up." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS scrimp / skimp These words are two sides of the same coin: ways to get more or to make something go further. One side is about saving; the other is about spending less. Scrimp is the saving side of the coin. As an adjective, it means meager, scanty. To scrimp is to be sparing with or thrifty; to save slowly and with difficulty. Many arts and physical education programs landed on the chopping block, while schools often were forced to scrimp and improvise in bizarre ways. And the university has been scrimping even on bare necessities--like vacuuming the floors. Skimp, which most likely derives from scrimp, is the spending-less side of the coin. As an adjective, it also means meager or barely enough. To skimp is to give barely enough or to save by getting barely enough. One came out just last week showing that people who skimp on sleep seem to have higher blood cholesterol than people who sleep more. Although this should be a standard part of everyone's holiday preparation, too many people skimp on having time for themselves. Yet the idiom is to scrimp and save. But, then, idioms do not necessarily mean the same as the sum of their parts: But many indigent parents still scrimp and save just to send their children to school, hoping that their kids will have shot at success. The difference between scrimp and skimp is slight, and if the news media is any indication, even that is disappearing quickly. WORD FAMILY skimp: skimped, skimping, skimps USAGE EXAMPLES Yahoo offers a cautionary tale to companies that, facing a turnaround or pressure to keep costs down, opt to skimp on security budgets. Time(Dec 15, 2016) It even skimps on those two assets, holding them back for a franchise that may never exist. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) The only way that skimping ever does: higher bills, user fees, and hidden government subsidies. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) 1v work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially Syn\|Hyper scant work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity 2v supply sparingly and with restricted quantities Syn\|Hyper scant, stint furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 3v limit in quality or quantity Syn\|Hyper scant restrict place under restrictions; limit access to 4v subsist on a meager allowance Syn\|Hyper scrimp, stint save spend less; buy at a reduced price
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