nickel-and-dime

 
       
  • adj. 擁有或支付僅一小筆錢的;不重要的
  • vt. 一點一滴地消耗;節約每一分錢以得到
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nickel-and-dime的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

英英釋義

Adjective:
  1. of minor importance;

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

  2. low-paying;

    "a nickel-and-dime job"

Verb:
  1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

  2. accumulate gradually;

    "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"

nickel-and-dime的用法和樣例:

例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)
  1. These adjectives all apply to what is small and unimportant.
    這些形容詞都能用於小的和不重要的事物。
  2. Color and sex are hardly relevant when appointing someone to a job.
    委派某人一項工作時,膚色和性別是不重要的。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
  1. The skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power.
    摩天大樓還極大地消耗和浪費電力。

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