Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #20724
frugal
节俭的；节约的
Careful or wise in spending money; avoiding waste.
用于指人或其用钱习惯
- 1.
Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
花钱谨慎或明智；不浪费
- 2.
avoiding waste
不浪费的
- 3.
Obtained by or characterized by frugality.
节俭所得的；以节俭为特征的
简朴的；廉价的；花钱谨慎或明智；不浪费；不浪费的；节俭所得的；以节俭为特征的；节俭的
In use
My grandmother is very frugal and always reuses containers.
He adopted a frugal lifestyle to pay off his student loans quickly.
The frugal budget allowed them to travel for two months.
a frugal farmer
a frugal lunch
be frugal with sth
with后接所节省的资源。
She is frugal with her money and rarely eats out.
她花钱很节俭，很少外出吃饭。
be frugal in doing sth
in后接具体行为或动作。
He is frugal in using water, always turning off the tap quickly.
Connections
Collocations
- a frugal lifestyle
- 节俭的生活方式
- They live a frugal lifestyle to save money for their children's education.他们过着节俭的生活方式，为孩子教育存钱。
- be frugal with
- 对……节省；节约使用
- She is frugal with electricity, turning off lights when she leaves a room.她用电很节省，离开房间时就关灯。
- a frugal meal
- 简单廉价的饭菜
- They enjoyed a frugal meal of rice and beans.他们吃了一顿米饭加豆子的简单饭菜。
- frugal living
- 节俭生活；节约度日
- Frugal living does not mean giving up everything you enjoy.节俭生活并不意味着放弃你喜欢的一切。
- frugal habits
- 节俭的习惯
- His frugal habits helped him build an emergency fund.他节俭的习惯帮助他建立了应急基金。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
frugal中的gal意为女孩，想象她精打细算、不浪费。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：个人理财、生活方式、正式写作 通常用于描述有意识地节省、不浪费，语气属于中性偏正式；多出现在理财建议、生活方式讨论和书面语中，日常口语里也可以使用。
Grammar Note
形容人或行为节俭的，常与钱或资源连用，用介词 with 或 in 引出具体方面
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 bugle 与 frugal 真正押韵（/ˈfruːɡəl/ 与 /ˈbjuːɡəl/：重读元音都是 /uː/，之后都是 /ɡəl/）。legal、regal、eagle、beagle 都以 /ɡəl/ 结尾，但重读元音是 /iː/，并不押韵；ogle 读 /ˈoʊɡəl/，也不押韵。这些拼写相近词不能靠 -gal 或 -gle 推断读音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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