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单词

thrifty

读音
ˈθrɪfti
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释义

adj. 节约的;(牲畜或植物)茁壮的,健康的 [ 比较级 thriftier 最高级 thriftiest ]

例句

My mother taught me to be thrifty.
我母亲教会我生活要节俭。
Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she was taught by her parents to be hard-working and thrifty.
虽然出生在富贵之家,她的父母却教导她要勤俭节约。
What is so impressive about it, however, is not its lengthiness but rather the reverse — the thrifty compactness of its construction.
然而,令人印象深刻的不是它的冗长,恰恰相反——是它简洁紧凑的结构。

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所属分类

出国,专四专八,其他

所在词典

剑桥雅思阅读真题4-15,专四真题近十年,专八真题近十五年,经济学人(The Economist)