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nick·el-and-dime 英ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm美ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪmAHDnĭk'əl-ən-dīmʹ COCA¹⁰³⁶³⁴
基本英英词源近义反义例句
adj.拥有或支付仅一小笔钱的²⁰;不重要的²⁰vt.一点一滴地消耗⁴⁰;节约每一分钱以得到²⁰三单nickel-and-dimes过去分词nickel-and-dimed现在分词nickel-and-diming
Adjective:
of minor importance;a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room a small-time actor low-paying;a nickel-and-dime job
Verb:
spend money frugally; spend as little as possibleaccumulate gradually;she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family nickel,分币，dime,十分币。引申词义小钱的，微不足道的。近义词 small-time小规模的…penny-pinch 对 … 吝啬
动词100%
用作形容词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⎤ |