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

• He described his mother as a thrifty woman.
  他形容他的妈妈是个节俭的女人。
• Very good, but the government is also running a campaign urging people to be thrifty.
  很好，但该国政府同时开展一项宣传活动，敦促人民节俭。
• China is different from America: it is a rising economic power and a thrifty one.
  中国和美国的不同之处在于：它是一股不断上升的经济力量，而且还很节俭。
• There is not a ( no) thrifty man but becomes a rich man sooner or later.
  没有（跟有相反）一个节俭地人迟早不成为一个富翁可以。
• They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.
  他们现在有很多钱，但仍很节俭。
• 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。
• My mother taught me to be thrifty.
  我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
• My mother is a thrifty woman.
  我的母亲是一个节俭的人。
• 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？
• 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。