scrimp and save

大力节约
常用释义
大力节约,勤俭持家,特别是为了存钱而过着非常节俭的生活:指以节约为主要目标,尽可能减少开支并储蓄资金。

例句

1·We'll scrimp and save.

那我们就节衣缩食吧。

2·We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.

我们得省吃俭用来付帐。

3·I had to scrimp and save to pay for my holiday.

我必须节省开支以支付度假的费用。

4·She had to scrimp and save to pay FOR her holiday.

她必须节省开支以付度假时的费用。

5·She have to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.

她必须节省开支以支付度假的费用。

6·They had to scrimp and save to send their son to college.

为了送儿子上大学,他们不得不省吃俭用,拼命钱。

7·John was making more money, but I continued to scrimp and save.

约翰挣钱比以前多了,可是我继续节省开支攒钱。

8·We have to scrimp and save if we want to buy a decent house in that area.

要想在那个地区买幢像样的房子,我们就必须省吃俭用。

9·The generation that lived through the Great Depression learned to scrimp and save.

经历过大萧条的一代学会了节俭和储蓄。

10·Buyers no longer had to scrimp and save to get what they wanted; they could have it now.

买主无需为得到他们想要的东西而节衣缩食攒钱,他们现在就可以拥有。