scrimp

• vt. 節省；過度縮減；克扣
• vi. 精打細算；吝嗇
• adj. 吝嗇的；不足的

來自 scrimp,縮寫的，不足的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skrimp,收縮，縮小，來自 PIE*sker,彎， 轉，詞源同 shrink,shrimp.引申動詞詞義節省，縮緊等。

scrimp (v.)

"to make too small," 1774, originally in English an adjective, "scant, meager" (1718), possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish skrumpna "to shrink, shrivel up," Danish skrumpen "shrunken, shriveled"), or from a continental Germanic source akin to Middle High German schrimpfen, German schrumpfen "to shrivel," from Proto-Germanic *skrimp-, from PIE root *(s)kerb- "to turn, bend." Related: Scrimped; scrimping.

1. We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.

我們得省吃儉用來付帳.

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2. They had to scrimp and save to send their son to college.

為了送兒子上大學,他們不得不省吃儉用,拚命攢錢.

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3. She had to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.

她必須節省開支以支付度假的費用.

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4. John was making more money, but I continued to scrimp and save.

約翰掙錢比以前多了, 可是我繼續節省開支攢錢.

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5. We shall scrimp and save , grandchildren on your knee, Vera Chuck & amp; Dave.

我們過著簡樸的生活, 孫子們在你的膝蓋上,分別叫做維拉 、 恰克 和 大衛.

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