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单词 nickel-and-dime
释义
nickel-and-dime
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vadj

WORD FAMILY
nickel-and-dime
USAGE EXAMPLES
He was just 32 — and, incredibly, had in his brief life been stopped a total of 52 times for nickel-and-dime traffic violations.
Washington Post(Sep 22, 2016)
In other words, airlines are not completely evil, and are less likely to nickel-and-dime you during long-haul flights.
New York Times(Oct 19, 2015)
But airlines that create new ways to nickel-and-dime customers while reaping big profits only fuel consumer distaste for flying.
Washington Times(Feb 15, 2016)
1v spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
Syn|Hyper
penny-pinch
drop, expend, spend
pay out
2v accumulate gradually
Hyper
come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
gather (money or other resources) together over time
3adj of minor importance
a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room
Syn
small-time
unimportant
not important
4adj low-paying
a nickel-and-dime job
Syn
cheap, inexpensive
relatively low in price or charging low prices
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