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

单词	scrimp
释义	scrimp I. \ˈskrimp\ adjective Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa to shrink — more at shrimp : scanty, meager II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. : to be niggardly in providing for : put on short allowance < scrimps his family > 2. : to make too small, short, or scanty : be sparing or niggardly in or with : limit too closely < scrimp the pattern of a coat > < scrimp food > 3. : to save slowly and with difficulty by minor economies < here's five bob I've been scrimping from the house money — Ruth Park > *intransitive verb* : to be frugal or niggardly in economizing < office girls who scrimp all year to pay for their vacations — Tibor Koeves > < in restoring the place they scrimped on plumbing — W.A.White >
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