Word · Frequency #13898
stinting
节省；吝啬；吝惜
stinting is the present participle of stint.
To be sparing or stingy; to give or use too little of something.
- 1.
To be sparing or mean.
节省或吝啬。
- 2.
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
限制在一定范围内；约束；限制在微薄的配额内。
- 3.
To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
给(某人)分配一定任务,完成该任务后即可免除当天或该时段的进一步劳动；限定工作量。
- 4.
To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
使成功受孕；使怀驹。
限制；约束；克扣；分配定额工作；限定工作量；使受孕；使怀驹；节省或吝啬。；限制在一定范围内；约束；限制在微薄的配额内。
In use
Grandma never stints on butter when she bakes her apple pie.
The school stinted the art program, leaving only a few brushes for the whole class.
Don't stint yourself when you pack lunch for the trip; take enough for everyone.
stint on sth
常用于否定结构，表示‘不吝惜地提供’
They didn't stint on the wedding decorations.
他们在婚礼装饰上毫不吝惜。
stint oneself
反身用法，表示自我限制
She stinted herself to save money.
她省吃俭用以存钱。
Verb forms
base stint · third person stints · -ing stinting · past stinted · past participle stinted
常用于否定句或与on连用
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- not stint on
- 不吝惜；在…上慷慨
- Don't stint on the cheese if you want a rich sauce.如果你想要酱汁浓郁，就别吝惜奶酪。
- without stinting
- 毫不吝惜地；慷慨地
- She praised the staff without stinting.她毫不吝惜地称赞了员工。
- stint oneself
- 克扣自己；省吃俭用
- They stinted themselves to give their children a good education.他们省吃俭用，为让子女接受良好教育。
- stint somebody of something
- 克扣某人某物；使某人缺少某物
- He never stinted his family of the necessities of life.他从不使家人缺少生活必需品。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stint on
- 在…上节省；不舍得给Don't stint on the butter if you want the cake to be moist.如果你想要蛋糕湿润，就别吝啬黄油。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stint 里有 tint（淡色）——只给一点颜色，记住“吝惜、限制”的意味。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose 作动词表示“限制、吝惜”时属于较正式的书面用词，多用于文学作品或严肃论述，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常用于否定句或疑问句，表示'吝惜'或'限制'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling chunk -int. With the exception of pint, they rhyme with stint (/stɪnt/), because their stressed vowel is /ɪ/ and it is followed by /nt/: mint, flint, hint, tint, print. Pint is a lookalike: it is spelled with -int but pronounced /paɪnt/, so it does not rhyme.
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。
Learn the forms together
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