| 释义 |  stint1 /stint/  transitive verbintransitive verbTo keep shortTo be niggardly with or towardsTo allot stingilyTo spareTo serve successfully, get with foal, lamb, etcTo limitTo check (archaic)To restrain (archaic or dialect)To stop (obsolete)To allot, apportion (archaic)To set as a task or as a day's work (archaic)To restrict (obsolete)
 nounTo be sparing or mean (with on)To go short (dialect)To cease, stop (obsolete)
 Cessation of action, motion, etc (obsolete)A limit (obsolete)Restraint, restrictionA proportion allotted, fixed amountAn allowanceA set taskA (conventional) day's work
 ORIGIN: OE styntan to dull, from stunt stupid; cf stent1, stunt1 stintˈed  adjective stintˈedly  adverb stintˈedness  noun stintˈer  noun stintˈing  noun and  adjective stintˈingly  adverb stintˈless  adjective stintˈy  adjective |