stints

英 [stɪnts]

美 [stɪnts]

n.  从事某项工作(或活动)的时间
v.  节省; 吝惜
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (在某地的)工作时间，活动时间
  Astintis a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
  1. He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong.
     他在香港工作了5 年后即将回国。

双语例句

• A well-researched biography that pulls many trends of Obama-ology under its umbrella but stints on fresh interpretations.
  这是一部研究深入的传记，涵盖了当下许多对奥巴马的研究成果，但又有全新的解读。
• Today, however, many young people believe they have no chance of getting anywhere without a couple of stints of unpaid work behind them.
  不过，现在许多年轻人相信，如果没有几段无薪工作的经历，他们就没有任何取得进展的机会。
• A subsequent album," oh, my god," included guest stints from veteran jazz trumpeter Jimmy Owens and synthesizer player Bernard wright.
  随后专辑：“噢，我的上帝”，列入任期客人吹鼓手从老爵士乐理欧文斯和集大成选手贝尔纳赖特。
• The eight actors from the videos are doing four-hour stints in the gallery, killing time on the various sets.
  影像中的的8位演员在展览馆中正进行四小时的轮班工作，在不同的场景中消磨时光。
• An academic economist by trade, he built his reputation through successful stints as a deputy dean at the University of Michigan and dean at the University of Virginia.
  作为一名职业经济学学者，他在担任密歇根大学商学院副院长以及弗吉尼亚大学（UniversityofVirginia）商学院院长期间，渐渐树立起了自己的声名。
• After entering her interests into a computer programme at the school career service she was offered a variety of stints at conventional offices.
  在学校职业服务处，她在一个计算机项目中填入了自己的兴趣，随后接到了一些常规办公室工作的邀请。
• Johnson worked at The Wall Street Journal, for13 years, which included stints as bureau chief in Berlin and senior correspondent in Beijing.
  约翰逊曾在《华尔街日报》工作十三年，作过柏林办事处的负责人以及驻北京资深记者。
• She's also done stints as a wrestler and has some experience acting.
  另外她做过一段时间的摔角选手，还有过当演员的经历。
• In that time, my wife has had five stints at four organizations.
  期间，我太太在四个机构担任过五个职位。
• After college, Mel had a few stints on stage and starred in a few TV shows.
  大学毕业后，梅尔却很少再登台演出，也很少出演电视节目。