scrimps

英 [skrɪmps]

美 [skrɪmps]

v.  省吃俭用，节衣缩食(尤指为了攒钱)
scrimp的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 节省;精打细算;省吃俭用
  If youscrimp onthings, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible.
  1. Scrimping on safety measures can be a false economy...
     在安全措施上抠手抠脚可能会打错算盘。
  2. He has had to give up luxuries as he scrimps and saves while looking for a job.
     找工作期间，他只好放弃奢侈的生活，精打细算、省吃俭用。

双语例句

• He scrimps his family. The discount goes to the individual customers, but not to the dealing companies.
  他对家人悭吝克扣。回扣只针对经办人，而不针对贸易企业。
• He scrimps his family.
  他对家人悭吝克扣。
• A working-class father who scrimps for the future has to confront the fact that his son won't have a future.
  一位工薪阶级的父亲为了将来精打细算，却不得不面对儿子不会有将来的现实。