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。