scrimp together

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To amass in small amounts by virtue of frugality. transitive
    — the families I had spoken with were betting their futures on education, with even relatively poor farmer families scrimping together money from here and there with their children’s futures in mind. This concern cut across class, with everyone feeling the pinch.

词形变化

scrimps together present,singular,third-person scrimping together participle,present scrimped together participle,past scrimped together past
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