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stint

英 [stɪnt]

美 [stɪnt]

n.  从事某项工作(或活动)的时间
v.  节省; 吝惜

复数:stints 过去分词:stinted 现在分词:stinting 第三人称单数:stints 过去式:stinted 

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Collins.1 / BNC.13898 / COCA.8331

牛津词典

    noun

    • 从事某项工作(或活动)的时间
      a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
      1. He did a stint abroad early in his career.
        他早先在国外干过一段时间。
      2. a two-year stint in the Navy
        在海军服役两年

    verb

    • 节省;吝惜
      to provide or use only a small amount of sth
      1. She never stints on the food at her parties.
        她举办聚会吃的东西从不小气。
      2. We don't need to stint ourselves─have some more!
        我们没必要节省——再吃点!

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT (在某地的)工作时间,活动时间
      Astintis a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
      1. He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong.
        他在香港工作了5 年后即将回国。

    英英释义

    noun

    • an individual's prescribed share of work
      1. her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her
    • smallest American sandpiper
        Synonym:least sandpiperErolia minutilla
      1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
        1. there were stretches of boredom
        2. he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
        Synonym:stretch

      verb

      • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
        1. sting with the allowance
        Synonym:skimpscant
      • subsist on a meager allowance
        1. scratch and scrimp
        Synonym:scrimpskimp

      双语例句

      • The lap-times during the second stint had not suggested he had that performance in reserve.
        而在比赛第二阶段中的单圈计时并没有显示他曾保留了实力。
      • But during his eight-month stint as acting police chief he apparently proved too independent and outspoken.
        但在他八个月的代理总警察张期间,他显然太过独立,话也说的太多了。
      • He did a two-year stint in the army when he left school.
        他离开学校后服了两年兵役。
      • I was doing a stint in the antenatal clinic.
        我在产前门诊部做过一段时间。
      • For years, he had driven and criticized and condemned his employees without stint or discretion.
        多年以来,他不加限制地、毫无顾虑地驱使、批评和斥责他的员工。
      • Spencer Leung, UBS analyst, warned that new brands entering China must not stint on advertising.
        瑞银(UBS)分析师梁裕昌(SpencerLeung)警告称,进军中国市场的新品牌千万不要吝惜广告支出。
      • Todd learned data processing by doing a short stint at a junior college.
        托德在一所大专学校定时听课,学习了数据处理。
      • He came to California after a brief stint as a waiter in new york.
        他在纽约当了很短一段时间的服务员之后就来到了加利福尼亚。
      • She gave of her time and money without stint.
        她对拿出时间和金钱从来都不会舍不得。
      • Steve Sinofsky has been kicking around academia and recently signed on for a stint with Andreessen Horowitz.
        史蒂夫•辛诺夫斯基在学术界转了一圈后,最近签约受雇于安德森-霍罗维茨风险投资公司(AndreessenHorowitz)。