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.)

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。

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.)

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。

权威例句

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