frugal

英 [ˈfruːɡl]

美 [ˈfruːɡl]

adj.  (对金钱、食物等)节约的，节俭的; 简单廉价的

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牛津词典

adj.

• （对金钱、食物等）节约的，节俭的
  using only as much money or food as is necessary
  1. a frugal existence/life
     俭朴的生活
• 简单廉价的
  small, plain and not costing very much
  1. a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
     面包夹奶酪的简单午餐

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;俭省的
  People who arefrugalor who livefrugallives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
  1. She lives a frugal life.
     她生活俭朴。
• ADJ-GRADED (饮食)简单的，省钱的
  Afrugalmeal is small and not expensive.
  1. The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
     饮食很简单：奶酪、水、米饭、豆类。

英英释义

adj

• avoiding waste
  1. an economical meal
  2. an economical shopper
  3. a frugal farmer
  4. a frugal lunch
  5. a sparing father and a spending son
  6. sparing in their use of heat and light
  7. stinting in bestowing gifts
  8. thrifty because they remember the great Depression
  9. `scotch' is used only informally
  Synonym:economicalscotchsparingstinting

双语例句

• His wife is a frugal housekeeper.
  她的妻子是个节俭的好管家。
• She is a frugal housekeeper.
  她勤俭持家。
• It is all very well to be frugal; but he goes too far.
  节约当然很好，可是他做得过分了。
• Speaking of propriety, it is better to be frugal than extravagant.
  说到礼，与其奢华浪费，不如俭约些好。
• Chinese are still more frugal to life, how many difficult days endure the samely too.
  中国人对于生活还是比较节俭的，多少艰难的日子也一样地熬过来。
• In some ways, I think they were more frugal than I am.
  我认为我的父母在很多方面比我们节俭。
• He used to live a frugal life.
  他以前过着节俭的生活。
• I'm guessing it's not because he's frugal.
  我猜那不是因为他很节俭。
• Because we're immigrants, we have a can-do attitude. We're also very frugal.
  而且因为我们是外来移民，所以也很能吃苦耐劳，同样，我们还非常节俭。
• The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
  饮食很简单：奶酪、水、米饭、豆类。