nickel-and-dime

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"

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。

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