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skimp 音標拼音: [sk'ɪmp] vt. 少給,克扣
vi. 吝嗇
a. 少的,不足的 少給,克扣吝嗇少的,不足的 skimp v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially [ synonym: { skimp}, { scant}] 2: limit in quality or quantity [ synonym: { scant}, { skimp}] 3: subsist on a meager allowance; " scratch and scrimp" [ synonym: { scrimp}, { stint}, { skimp}] 4: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; " sting with the allowance" [ synonym: { stint}, { skimp}, { scant}] Skimp \ Skimp\, v. i. To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [ 1913 Webster]
Skimp \ Skimp\, a. Scanty. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [ 1913 Webster]
Skimp \ Skimp\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Skimped}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Skimping}.] [ Cf. { Skinch}, { Scamp}, v. t.] 1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] 49 Moby Thesaurus words for " skimp": begrudge, blink, carefully ignore, cold- shoulder, cut a corner, cut corners, dodge, economize, enforce economies, exiguous, famish, fudge, grudge, husband, keep within compass, live upon nothing, make ends meet, manage, pass over, pass over lightly, pinch, pinch pennies, poor, put something aside, save, scamp, scant, scanty, scrape, scrape and save, screw, scrimp, scrimpy, short, skim, skim over, skim the surface, skimpy, skip over, slight, slubber over, slur, slur over, spare, sparse, starve, stint, touch upon, touch upon lightly
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