stint
- IPA[stɪnt]
英式
- supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)；restrict (someone) in the amount of something, especially money, given or permitted
- a person's fixed or allotted period of work；limitation of supply or effort
noun: stint, plural noun: stints
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something) stowage room hasn't been stinted
- ▪ restrict (someone) in the amount of something, especially money, given or permitted to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance
- ▪ be very economical or mean about spending or providing something he doesn't stint on wining and dining
名詞
- 1. a person's fixed or allotted period of work his varied career included a stint as a magician
- 2. limitation of supply or effort a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint
- 更多解釋
- IPA[stint]
美式
- supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something): stowage room hasn't been stinted
- a person's fixed or allotted period of work: his varied career included a stint as a magician
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[stint]
美式
- a small short-legged sandpiper of northern Eurasia and Alaska, with a brownish back and white ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[stɪnt]
英式
- a small short-legged sandpiper of northern Eurasia and Alaska, with a brownish back and white ...
Oxford Dictionary
