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单词 节衣缩食
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节衣缩食省衣节食jié yī suō shí

economize(/save/skimp) on food and clothing; live frugally;practise austerity (/economy);scant oneself in food and clothes
❍ 崇祯恨恨地说:“没想到朕~,一个钱不敢乱用,而这些皇亲国戚竟不管国家困难,如此挥霍!” (姚雪垠《李自成》Ⅱ—696) The emperor spoke in disgust:“I try to economize on food and clothing and cannot afford to waste a single cent,while these imperial relatives are extravagant and pay no heed to the problems of state.”/现在到了一个新环境,要精兵简政,~。(《周恩来选集》上—362) Now ,in new sur roundings,we must see to it that we have better staff and simpler administration,and that we persist in our frugal way of life.
❍ 她省衣节食,刻苦耐劳,完全不像个富裕人家的妇女。(李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—24) She toiled and moiled,pinched and scraped,as no woman of a wealthy family would ever have done.
❍ 干部们~,拨出大批公粮,开水赈。(袁静《新儿女英雄传》58)Cadres skimped on their own food and clothing so that there could be more to relieve the disaster victims.

节衣缩食jie yi suo shi

economize food and clothing

节衣缩食

save (or economize) on food and clothing;tighten one’s belt

节衣缩食jiē yī suō shí

节:节省;缩:缩减。在穿衣、吃饭方面尽量节省。tighten one’s belt, live frugally, go short on food and clothing, pull in one’s belt, practise austerity

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