nickel-and-dime
['nikl ənd'daim]
adj. 拥有或支付仅一小笔钱的, 不重要的
vt. 一点一滴地消耗, 节约每一分钱以得到
例句与用法:
Eddy try to nickel and dime his way through life.
埃迪想脚踏实地慢慢地取得成功。
Rick found a sure-enough nickel.
里克发现一个纯正的镍币。
America's best buy for a nickel is a telephone call to the right man.
在美国以一枚镍币可购得的最划算的东西,是打电话找到要找的人。
Can you give me a dime for two nickels?
你能不能用两个五分镍币给我换一个一毛的镍币?
词形变化:
动词过去式: nickeled/nickelled | 动词过去分词: nickeled/nickelled | 动词现在分词: nickeling/nickelling | 动词第三人称单数: nickels/nickels |
详细释义:
vt.
【美】【口】小气地花钱; 一点一滴地消耗
Weekly repairs on my old Chevy were nickel-and-diming me to death.
每个星期修我那部雪佛兰老爷车一点一滴地把我榨穷了。
a.
【美】【口】便宜的; 琐碎的; 微末的
I had to make some nickel-and-dime repairs on my old Chevy.
我那辆雪佛兰老爷车需要不少零零星星的修理。