stints

英[stɪnt] 美[stɪnt]
  • v.节省;限制;停止n.节约;限制;定额的工作;滨鹬
stintingly stinter stinted stinted stinting stints
  • musk n.麝香;麝
  • turtle n.高翻领;【动】龟,海龟v.倾覆,翻身;捕龟
Noun:
  1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something;

    "there were stretches of boredom"
    "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

  2. smallest American sandpiper

  3. an individual's prescribed share of work;

    "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

Verb:
  1. subsist on a meager allowance;

    "scratch and scrimp"

  2. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;

    "sting with the allowance"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Don't stint on the cream!
      不要舍不得放奶油!
    2. We hope that you will not stint your criticism.
      请不吝指教。
    3. She stinted herself of food in order to let the children have enough.
      她自己省着吃,好让孩子们吃饱。
    4. Don't stint yourself; take all you want.
      别拘束,要什么就拿什么。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He lavished money on his children without stint.
      他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
    2. He's been smoking without stint.
      多年来他无节制地抽烟。
    3. He has done his stint for today.
      他今天的工作已做完了。
    4. Washing the breakfast dishes was her daily stint.
      洗早餐时用的碟子是她每天定量做的工作。