لغت انگلیسی
to skimp on
معنی و توضیح
to spend the minimum amount of money on something, much less
مثال
If we skimp on maintenance now, we’ll have bigger repair bills in the future.
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Staying in an Inexpensive Hotel». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,162 – Staying in an Inexpensive Hotel.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,162. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Oh, yeah.
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This episode is a dialogue between Suzanna and Kenji about staying in a hotel that doesn’t cost very much. Let’s get started.
Suzanna: Remind me why we’re staying in this fleabag motel in the seedy part of town?
Kenji: We agreed that we would skimp on the accommodations so we could spend more money on activities and eating out. Remember?
Suzanna: I remember, but I didn’t bargain for someplace
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.