英汉词典

1.We have to scrimp and save if we want to buy a decent house in that area.

要想在那个地区买幢像样的房子，我们就必须省吃俭用。

2.Around the world, parents scrimp and save to send their kids to school and compete with one another to get into the best schools.

为了孩子上学，与其他孩子竞争上到更好的学校，全世界的父母勒紧了裤腰带。

3.Buyers no longer had to scrimp and save to get what they wanted; they could have it now.

买主无需为得到他们想要的东西而节衣缩食攒钱，他们现在就可以拥有。

4.You shouldn't scrimp on the price you pay for your helmet just because it's cheap.

你不应该节衣缩食的价格为您的头盔工资只是因为它便宜。

5.And if the company makes up the deficit, as many do, what incentive is there to scrimp, he asks?

而如果公司构成赤字，那么有什么动机去节省呢？他像许多人那样问。

6.Despite bitter complaints about soaring prices, workers say they can scrimp enough to save at least a chunk of their wages.

尽管飞涨的物价让打工者叫苦不迭，但他们说如果精打细算一些，还是可以存下部分工资的。