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skimp on sth
不及物动词短语，常与 on 连用，表示在金钱、时间或材料上节省、舍不得。
Don't skimp on the butter if you want the cake to be moist.
如果你想要蛋糕湿润，就不要吝啬黄油。
草率地做；敷衍了事
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草率地做；敷衍了事
to work hastily or carelessly; to deal with something inadequately and superficially
Don't skimp on the butter if you want the cake to be moist.
如果你想要蛋糕湿润，就不要吝啬黄油。
轻视；草率地做；马虎地干。
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
对...估计不足；克扣；节省。
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
节省；吝啬；小气。
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
skimp
Base
原形
skimps
3rd person
第三人称单数
skimping
-ing
现在分词
skimped
Past
过去式
skimped
Past participle
过去分词
They skimp on safety to save money.
他们为了省钱在安全上偷工减料。
He skimped on the repairs, and the roof leaked.
他在修缮上偷工减料，结果屋顶漏了。
We have skimped on training, and now it shows.
我们一直在培训上偷工减料，现在效果显现出来了。
skimp 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 skimped；常指在数量或质量上刻意节省、敷衍。
Don't skimp on the olive oil if you want the dressing to taste right.
如果你想让沙拉酱味道合适，就不要在橄榄油上节省。
They skimped on the insulation, so the house felt cold all winter.
他们在隔热材料上省了钱，所以整个冬天房子都感觉很冷。
Skimping on sleep will make it harder for you to focus in class.
睡眠不足会让你在课堂上更难集中注意力。
不及物动词短语，常与 on 连用，表示在金钱、时间或材料上节省、舍不得。
Don't skimp on the butter if you want the cake to be moist.
如果你想要蛋糕湿润，就不要吝啬黄油。
及物动词用法，表示草率或马虎地做某事，未给予足够的认真或资源。
She skimped her chores and went out to play.
她草草应付完家务就出去玩了。
形容词用法，意为“不足的、少量的”，较正式或古旧；日常英语常用 skimpy。
The portions were skimp, so we left hungry.
份量太少，所以我们饿着肚子离开了。
Not this
Don't skimp the quality of the materials.
Use this
Don't skimp on the quality of the materials.
表示“在某方面节省/吝啬”时，skimp 是不及物动词，需要加介词 on 再接对象；直接说 skimp the quality 不符合这个搭配。
Not this
He always skimp on details when he writes reports.
Use this
He always skimps on details when he writes reports.
主语 He 是一般现在时第三人称单数，谓语动词要用 skimps，不能只用原形 skimp。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在…上节省；对…吝啬
Don't skimp on the ingredients if you want the cake to taste good.
如果你想让蛋糕好吃，就不要在原料上节省。
在质量上偷工减料；降低质量
The company was accused of skimping on quality to cut costs.
这家公司被指责为了削减成本而在质量上偷工减料。
睡眠不足；减少睡眠
Students often skimp on sleep during exam week.
学生们在考试周经常睡眠不足。
草率对待细节；敷衍细节
He skimped on the details of his report, and his boss noticed.
他在报告细节上敷衍了事，老板注意到了。
忽视安全；在安全方面节省
Never skimp on safety measures when working with electricity.
用电工作时，绝不可以在安全措施上节省。
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skimp 形似 skip（跳过），多一个 m：跳过细节→敷衍了事；少花钱→克扣、吝啬。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing careless or superficial work、advising against cutting corners、discussing insufficient effort or resources skimp 通常用于日常口语和一般书面语，指做事马虎、不愿投入足够的时间或精力；在正式写作中更常用 do sth carelessly 或 be sparing with 等表达。
这些词都以 /ɪmp/ 结尾，与 skimp 押韵。注意 scrimp /skrɪmp/ 比 skimp 多一个 /r/ 音，拼作 scrimp；而拼写相近的 skim /skɪm/ 和 skip /skɪp/ 读音不同，不押韵。
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