thrifty

英 [ˈθrɪfti]

美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj.  节约的; 节俭的

CET6考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

BNC.21793 / COCA.21446

牛津词典

adj.

• 节约的；节俭的
  careful about spending money and not wasting things

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;节省的;节约的
  If you say that someone isthrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things.
  1. My mother taught me to be thrifty.
     我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
  2. ...thrifty shoppers.
     花钱精打细算的购物者

英英释义

adj

• mindful of the future in spending money
  1. careful with money
  Synonym:careful
• careful and diligent in the use of resources

双语例句

• They are very careful, slow, practical and thrifty.
  他们非常小心，沉稳，务实和节俭。
• Thrifty in small matters only.
  仅仅在小事情上节俭的。
• What we have reason not to be hardworking and thrifty do?
  我们还有什么理由不勤俭节约呢？
• Don't get me wrong. I just meant to say that he is very thrifty.
  别误会，我的意思是说他很节俭。
• Except for smoking and drinking, he is a thrifty man.
  除了抽烟、喝酒，他是个生活节俭的人。
• Lei Feng, always thrifty, had saved this sum from his allowances.
  雷锋一向节省，这笔钱是他从津贴中省下来的。
• My mother is a thrifty woman.
  我的母亲是一个节俭的人。
• She is also a thrifty, and industrious woman.
  她又是一位节俭勤勉的妇女。
• Living a thrifty lifestyle does not have to mean doing without.
  节俭的生活方式并不一定意味着什么都不做。
• His father is a thrifty farmer.
  他的父亲是个节俭的农夫。