• adj. 不足的；吝嗇的

skimp,節(jié)省，吝惜，-y,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義小的，少的，不足的。

skimpy (adj.)

1842, from skimp (adj.) "scanty" (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of scrimp or a variant of scamp (v.). Related: Skimpiness.

1. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay.

他們?cè)诓话踩墓ぷ鳝h(huán)境下長(zhǎng)時(shí)間辛苦勞作，卻只有微薄的工資。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.

別這么吝嗇布料，不然做出來(lái)的窗簾會(huì)顯得特寒酸。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. They provided only skimpy details.

他們提供的細(xì)節(jié)不充分。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The material available on Argo City was skimpy suspiciously skimpy.

有關(guān)阿爾格城的材料少得可憐,少得出奇.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. The meals were skimpy and there were only two of them.

飯不夠吃,每天還只開(kāi)兩頓.

來(lái)自辭典例句