nickel-and-dime

是什么意思
  • 释义

    只涉小钱的;微不足道的;

  • 英英释义

    nickel-and-dime[ 'nikələn'daim ]

    • v.
      • spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

        同义词:penny-pinch

      • accumulate gradually
    • adj.
      • of minor importance

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

        同义词:small-time

      • low-paying

        "a nickel-and-dime job"

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    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。

    权威例句

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