thrifty

英 [ˈθrɪfti]

美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj.  节约的; 节俭的

CET6考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

BNC.21793 / COCA.21446

牛津词典

adj.

• 节约的；节俭的
  careful about spending money and not wasting things

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;节省的;节约的
  If you say that someone isthrifty, you are praising them for saving money, not buying unnecessary things, and not wasting things.
  1. My mother taught me to be thrifty.
     我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
  2. ...thrifty shoppers.
     花钱精打细算的购物者

英英释义

adj

• mindful of the future in spending money
  1. careful with money
  Synonym:careful
• careful and diligent in the use of resources

双语例句

• There is not a ( no) thrifty man but becomes a rich man sooner or later.
  没有（跟有相反）一个节俭地人迟早不成为一个富翁可以。
• My mother taught me to be thrifty.
  我妈妈教我生活要节俭。
• China is different from America: it is a rising economic power and a thrifty one.
  中国和美国的不同之处在于：它是一股不断上升的经济力量，而且还很节俭。
• He described his mother as a thrifty woman.
  他形容他的妈妈是个节俭的女人。
• She is a very thrifty housewife.
  她是个很节俭的主妇。
• Don't get me wrong. I just meant to say that he is very thrifty.
  别误会，我的意思是说他很节俭。
• Lei Feng, always thrifty, had saved this sum from his allowances.
  雷锋一向节省，这笔钱是他从津贴中省下来的。
• Although this was a high-end furniture store, uncle Ed was also unusually thrifty.
  虽然这是一个高档家具店，但埃德叔叔却异常节俭。
• My mother had been a very hard working, industrious and thrifty woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues.
  我的母亲是一位典型的中国传统女性，勤劳、刻苦、节俭。
• Living a thrifty lifestyle does not have to mean doing without.
  节俭的生活方式并不一定意味着什么都不做。