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

• 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；
• Adding too much water thins the formula, skimping on nutrition.
  水加得太多会使配方奶过度稀释，使营养成分的浓度降低。
• WASHINGTON ( AFP)– Regular physical activity can significantly lower a woman's risk of developing cancer, but skimping on sleep can eliminate those gains, a study released Monday has found.
  华盛顿（法新社）&于星期一发表的一项研究发现，规律的体育锻炼可显著降低妇女患癌症的风险，但睡眠的减少会消除这些体育锻炼的益处。
• Mistake: Skimping on sleep
  错误四：少睡觉
• But skimping on furniture has its costs.
  但是在家具上省钱也要付出代价。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。