skimping

英 [ˈskɪmpɪŋ]

美 [ˈskɪmpɪŋ]

v.  节省，吝惜(时间、钱等)
skimp的现在分词

现在分词：skimping　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 草率地做;马马虎虎地做;节俭使用;节省
  If youskimp onsomething, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough.
  1. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
     就为了交齐每月的租金，许多家庭不得不省吃俭用。

双语例句

• Mistake: Skimping on sleep
  错误四：少睡觉
• According to Mednick, a 90-minute nap gives you the same benefits as a full night of sleep, as long as you're not skimping our your nighttime rest.
  据梅德尼克博士说，只要你不克扣自己的睡眠时间，90分钟的午睡和一晚上充足睡眠的效果等同。
• A July 2011 Harris poll shows more and more people skimping on everything from electronic goodies to haircuts.
  2011年7月的一份哈里斯民意调查（HarrisPoll）显示，越来越多的人开始缩减开支，项目涉及从电子产品到理发等各方面。
• The good news is that the days of corporations skimping on internal cyber security are almost over.
  好消息是，企业克扣网络安全支出的日子几乎已经成了历史。
• The actions were originally triggered by Nokia suing Apple for refusing to license allegedly valid patents for3G and thus skimping on royalty payments.
  在这一系列的事件中，诺基亚可谓先发制人，他们首先告了苹果一状，指控苹果贪小便宜拒绝向3G有关的专利的持有者诺基亚公司缴纳技术授权费用。
• Nearly a third of workers are skimping on work to meet personal commitments.
  几乎有三分之一的员工仅仅是为了达到自己许下的承诺因而在工作上马虎了事。
• This suggests that mice lacking ACE can burn off excess energy without skimping on food or being more physically active.
  研究提示，ACE基因缺如的老鼠，既无需节食也无需拚命活动就能消耗掉过剩的能量。
• Owners tend to cut costs by skimping on repairs.
  业主们常常为节省开支省去公汽维修护理；
• We in Korea have a great system that makes general care affordable for everyone, but it does mean there is some overcrowding and skimping on the attention that should be paid.
  在韩国，我们有一个很好的系统，因为它可以让每个人都负担得起基本的医疗服务，不过这也的确意味着，存在过度拥挤和照顾不足的现象。
• That encourages universities to cram in foreigners, while sometimes skimping on everything else.
  这就促使各大学在拼命招收外国人的同时，有时又在其他事情上节省开支。