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单词 skimp
释义 skimp
I. \ˈskimp\ adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration of scrimp (I)
: barely sufficient : scanty, meager
 < a thin woman whose skimp dress hung flat — Elizabeth M. Roberts >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to give insufficient or barely sufficient attention or effort to or funds for : scamp
 < their homes are all facade — skimped under the superficial show — F.A.Swinnerton >
intransitive verb
: to save by or as if by skimping : scrimp
 < we build schools without libraries, skimp on new-book budgets — Bice Clemow >
 < the two-dollar entry fee must have required a little skimping — Dixon Wecter >
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