They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.

他們省吃?xún)€用，為的是攢錢(qián)讓孩子受到良好的教育。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

They scrimped on butter as best as they could.

他們盡量節(jié)省奶油.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

They scrimped on oil as best they could during the energy crisis.

他們?cè)谀茉次C(jī)時(shí)期盡量節(jié)省汽油.

辭典例句

This is how he scrimped and saved , and managed to pay for the school fees.

他就這樣?xùn)|拼西湊, 硬把學(xué)費(fèi)交上了.

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I've scrimped and saved all year for this holiday – now I'm going to enjoy myself.

為了這次度假我省吃?xún)€用了整整一年-現(xiàn)在我可要享受一番了.

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