thrifty

英 [ˈθrɪfti]

美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj.  节约的; 节俭的

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BNC.21793 / COCA.21446

牛津词典

adj.

• 节约的；节俭的
  careful about spending money and not wasting things

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;节省的;节约的
  If you say that someone isthrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things.
  1. My mother taught me to be thrifty.
     我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
  2. ...thrifty shoppers.
     花钱精打细算的购物者

英英释义

adj

• mindful of the future in spending money
  1. careful with money
  Synonym:careful
• careful and diligent in the use of resources

双语例句

• Jackie sees the comedy in her millionaire husband's thrifty habits.
  杰姬觉得自己的百万富翁丈夫的一些节俭习惯很是滑稽。
• What we have reason not to be hardworking and thrifty do?
  我们还有什么理由不勤俭节约呢？
• She is a very thrifty housewife.
  她是个很节俭的主妇。
• China is different from America: it is a rising economic power and a thrifty one.
  中国和美国的不同之处在于：它是一股不断上升的经济力量，而且还很节俭。
• Everyone calls him tight-fisted, but I see he is just thrifty.
  人人说他小气，可我看他不过是俭省。
• Living a thrifty lifestyle does not have to mean doing without.
  节俭的生活方式并不一定意味着什么都不做。
• We will bring in a measure to be thrifty with raw materials.
  我们要提出一项节约原材料的措施。
• Very good, but the government is also running a campaign urging people to be thrifty.
  很好，但该国政府同时开展一项宣传活动，敦促人民节俭。
• She is also a thrifty, and industrious woman.
  她又是一位节俭勤勉的妇女。
• My mother taught me to be thrifty.
  我妈妈教我生活要节俭。