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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。
节省；吝啬；吝惜
stints — third person singular of stint
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节省；吝啬；吝惜
To be sparing or stingy; to give or use too little of something.
They didn't stint on the wedding decorations.
他们在婚礼装饰上毫不吝惜。
节省或吝啬。
To be sparing or mean.
限制在一定范围内；约束；限制在微薄的配额内。
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
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。
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.
使成功受孕；使怀驹。
To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
stint
Base
原形
stints
3rd person
第三人称单数
stinting
-ing
现在分词
stinted
Past
过去式
stinted
Past participle
过去分词
She never stints on quality.
她从不吝惜质量。
They stinted themselves for years to save money.
他们多年来省吃俭用以存钱。
He is stinting on food to pay off debt.
他正在节食以还债。
常用于否定句或与on连用
Grandma never stints on butter when she bakes her apple pie.
奶奶烤苹果派时从不吝惜放黄油。
The school stinted the art program, leaving only a few brushes for the whole class.
学校克扣艺术项目的经费，全班只有几支画笔可用。
Don't stint yourself when you pack lunch for the trip; take enough for everyone.
为旅行打包午餐时别亏待自己，带够大家吃的量。
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。
反身用法，表示自我限制
She stinted herself to save money.
她省吃俭用以存钱。
Not this
She stinted the water supply.
Use this
She stinted on the water supply.
动词“stint”表示“节省、限制”时，若后接被限制的事物，通常需加介词“on”，如“stint on sth.”。中文学习者受“限制”的及物用法影响，易遗漏“on”。
Not this
He stinted as a volunteer for two years.
Use this
He did a stint as a volunteer for two years.
“stint”作名词表示“一段工作或任期”，而动词“stint”意为“节省、限制”。学习者混淆词性，误将动词形式用于表达“做某工作一段时间”的概念。应改用名词“stint”搭配“do”或“serve”。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
节衣缩食；克制自己
She stints herself to save for a new house.
她节衣缩食为了攒钱买新房子。
克扣某人应得之物；限制某人的…
The school should not stint students of opportunities for physical activity.
学校不应减少学生体育锻炼的机会。
Use stints naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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stint 里有 tint（淡色）——只给一点颜色，记住“吝惜、限制”的意味。
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。
常用于否定句或疑问句，表示'吝惜'或'限制'。
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