skimp on

基本解釋

This is a health investment, so don't skimp on this important piece of furniture!
這是健康投資，所以千萬(wàn)別再這方麪節(jié)省。
You can skimp on the office space, the desks, coach airfare, budget motel in mountain view, etc.
可以在其他方麪節(jié)省，如辦公空間、桌子、培訓(xùn)交通費(fèi)、便宜的山景汽車(chē)旅館等。
It’s ironic that the time in our life when we need sleep the most is the time when we’re most tempted to skimp on sleep. Adequate sleep is essential for college students.
非常諷刺的是在我們的生命中我們用來(lái)睡覺(jué)的大多數(shù)時(shí)間都是從我們本來(lái)應(yīng)該的睡眠時(shí)間中節(jié)省下來(lái)的.充足的睡眠對(duì)大學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是十分重要的。

Ok, so maybe you sneak in your own food and skimp on all the paraphernalia.
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