nickel-and-dime

       
  • adj. 拥有或支付仅一小笔钱的;不重要的
  • vt. 一点一滴地消耗;节约每一分钱以得到
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nickel-and-dime的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. of minor importance;

    "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"
    "a small-time actor"

  2. low-paying;

    "a nickel-and-dime job"

Verb:
  1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

  2. accumulate gradually;

    "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"

nickel-and-dime的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)
  1. These adjectives all apply to what is small and unimportant.
    这些形容词都能用于小的和不重要的事物。
  2. Color and sex are hardly relevant when appointing someone to a job.
    委派某人一项工作时,肤色和性别是不重要的。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
  1. The skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power.
    摩天大楼还极大地消耗和浪费电力。

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