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nickel-and-dime

/ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/ /ˌnɪkl ən ˈdaɪm/
  • adj.
    几分几角小钱的;微不足道的
  • vt.
    一点一滴地消耗;小气地花钱;斤斤计较地对待
第三人称单数nickel-and-dimes或nickels-and-dimes
现在分词nickel-and-diming或nickeling-and-diming
过去式nickel-and-dimed或nickeled-and-dimed
过去分词nickel-and-dimed或nickeled-and-dimed

双语例句

  1. A bad contractor may hide mistakes or blame someone else and nickel-and-dime you with extra charges.
    一个不道德的承包商可能会隐瞒自身的失误或归咎他人,以额外的收费耗尽你的经费。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. Compared to your business, mine is a nickel-and-dime operation.
    比起你的事业, 我的只是小本生意。
  3. 'If you are expecting to lose a dime and you lost a nickel, you are a winner, ' says senior analyst Howard Silverblatt at Standard &Poor's.
    标准普尔公司(Standard &Poor's)资深分析师西尔维布拉特(Howard Silverblatt)说,如果你预期会损失一毛钱,结果只损失了五分,那你就算赢了。

网络短语

  • nickel and dime
    琐碎而微不足道的
  • Nickel and Dime Someone
    讨价还价
  • À nickel and dime
    五分与一角
  • Nickel And Dime Records
    出版者

同义词

adj.
几分几角小钱的;微不足道的

英英释义

  • v.spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
  • v.accumulate gradually
  • adj.of minor importance
  • adj.low-paying

词源

  • nickel-and-dime小钱的,微不足道的
    nickel,分币,dime,十分币。引申词义小钱的,微不足道的。