| 釋義 |
省吃儉用shěng chī jiǎn yòngbe economical in everyday spending; cut corners; eat sparingly and spend frugally; live frugally; make a penny go a long way; scrape (/pinch) and screw
? 虞華軒在家，～，積起幾兩銀子。(《儒林外史》 540) … and Yu Liang’s family ate and dressed simply,and he had saved a little silver.
? 父親平時(shí)～，攢下幾個(gè)錢，全存在萍礦銀行里。(吳運(yùn)鐸《把一切獻(xiàn)給黨》11) Father had always been very frugal. He saved every cent and put it in the bank.
? 我們這幾年～，一個(gè)子兒也舍不得花，……(袁靜《新兒女英雄傳》69—70) I’ve been skimping and doing without for years，… 省吃儉用save money on food and expenses;live frugally; be thrifty; skimp and save; skimp on food and clothing 省吃儉用shěnɡ chī jiǎn yònɡ節(jié)省日常生活的開(kāi)支，不浪費(fèi)。形容生活節(jié)省儉樸。live frugally, pinch and scrape(screw), cut corners, scrape and screw |