Word · Frequency #21212
skimp
草率地做；敷衍了事
to work hastily or carelessly; to deal with something inadequately and superficially
- 1.
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
轻视；草率地做；马虎地干。
- 2.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
对...估计不足；克扣；节省。
- 3.
To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.
节省；吝啬；小气。
少给；克扣；吝啬；舍不得花钱；轻视；草率地做；马虎地干。；对...估计不足；克扣；节省。；节省；吝啬；小气。
In use
Don't skimp on the olive oil if you want the dressing to taste right.
They skimped on the insulation, so the house felt cold all winter.
Skimping on sleep will make it harder for you to focus in class.
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。
skimp sth
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。
be skimp
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。
Connections
Collocations
- skimp on
- 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。
- skimp on quality
- 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。
- skimp on sleep
- 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。
- skimp on details
- 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。
- skimp on safety
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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