省吃儉用
[shěng chī jiǎn yòng]
pinch and screw pinch and scrape scrape and screw pinch and save stint(oneself)
我們得省吃儉用來付帳。
We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills. 他省吃儉用地過日子。
He led his life, pinching and scraping. 在過去的五年里,她省吃儉用,終於積足了錢可支付她兒子的學費。
By pinch and scraping for the last five year, she have enough money to pay for her son's tuition.
英語翻譯
參考釋義
- 省吃儉用[shěngchījiǎnyòng]
- -savemoneyonfoodandexpenses;beeconomicalineverydayspending;livefrugally;makeapennygoalongway;pinchandscrape;practiseausterity;reduceexpenses;scrapeandscrew;skimpandsave;stintoneself:
Heledhislife,pinchingandscraping.他省吃儉用地過日子。
- -savemoneyonfoodandexpenses;beeconomicalineverydayspending;livefrugally;makeapennygoalongway;pinchandscrape;practiseausterity;reduceexpenses;scrapeandscrew;skimpandsave;stintoneself:
雙語例句
We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.
He led his life, pinching and scraping.
By pinch and scraping for the last five year, she have enough money to pay for her son's tuition.