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词根:skimpy
adj.skimpy 不足的;吝啬的
Adverb
1. in a skimpy manner;
"a skimpily dressed woman"
The first known use of skimpy was in 1842
skinnyadjective
resembling skin : membranous
a skinny layer
very thin
skinnernoun
one that removes and processes or deals in skins, pelts, or hides
a driver of draft animalsespecially: mule skinner
skin1 of 2noun
the outer layer of an animal when separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers : hide, pelt
a sheet of parchment or fine-grained leather made from a hide
bottle entry 1 sense 1b
the usually tough and flexible outer layer of an animal body that in vertebrates is made up of two layers including an inner dermis and an outer epidermis
an outer covering or surface layer apple skins
a sausage skin
the life or physical well-being of a person
made sure to save his skin
skin2 of 2verb
to strip, scrape, or rub off the skin of skinned my knee
skin an animal
to cover or become covered with or as if with skin
cheat entry 1 sense 1, fleece
to climb up or down
skin up and down a rope
to pass or get by with little room to spare
skinknoun
any of a family of mostly small lizards with smooth scales
skinflintnoun
a person who is very stingy in money matters : miser
skin1 of 2noun
the outer layer of an animal when separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers : hide, pelt
a sheet of parchment or fine-grained leather made from a hide
bottle entry 1 sense 1b
the usually tough and flexible outer layer of an animal body that in vertebrates is made up of two layers including an inner dermis and an outer epidermis
an outer covering or surface layer apple skins
a sausage skin
the life or physical well-being of a person
made sure to save his skin
skin2 of 2verb
to strip, scrape, or rub off the skin of skinned my knee
skin an animal
to cover or become covered with or as if with skin
cheat entry 1 sense 1, fleece
to climb up or down
skin up and down a rope
to pass or get by with little room to spare
skimpyadjective
barely enough : scanty
skimpverb
to give not enough or barely enough attention or effort to or funds for
to save by or as if by skimping : scrimp
skimpyadjective
barely enough : scanty
1 But military and law enforcement officers cavorting with skimpily clad ladies firing guns while riding tanks?
2 The younger man had salvaged a portion of his robe, a length of material that went over his shoulders and draped skimpily down the sides of his body.
3 The Laguna Beach alum, 37, and her new boyfriend, Mark Estes, 24, set off on a Mexican vacation, which meant Cavallari had to break out her best skimpy outfits (in the name of hot weather, and all).
4 Predictably in a country where skimpily clad women are a common sight on mainstream television channels, especially those owned by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset empire, the decision sparked a vigorous debate.
5 the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
6 O.K., so the skimpily clad star of this singular entertainment isn’t quite a girl.
7 And the skimpily attired lot has garnered the majority of attention — and the brunt of criticism.
8 The Ministry of Tourism has marketed the country using skimpily dressed women before.
9 They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.
10 There and at beach volleyball, dancers, generally skimpily clad women, came out to entertain fans during breaks.
11 Medicare offers no help, and Medicaid, varying by state, generally pays skimpily for limited procedures.
12 As skimpily dressed girls began to appear in red-lit windows in the streets outside, visitors to the church moved from table to table to discuss love with a succession of strangers.
13 The know-more Shiites; or, the skimpily knowledgeable Sunnis who are very friendly and compromising to the West.
14 The video they shot in Miami shows Randhawa, wearing a tuxedo and the steel kara bangle favored by men of the Sikh faith, partying with Pitbull at a waterfront bungalow overflowing with skimpily dressed models.
15 The event Tuesday also included performances by the likes of Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande -- and an after-party where the models seemed nearly as skimpily clad as they were during the show.
16 There are also rats, a meanspirited boss, a larcenous employee and of course the customers, who guzzle and chow down while ogling the skimpily dressed waitresses or the blaring TVs.
17 Musically, it’s fully if a little skimpily Sondheim, and entirely worthy of his catalog.
18 In her video “Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman,” made in 1979, Dara Birnbaum rearranged clips from the television series to direct viewers’ attention to the biased portrayal of its skimpily clad superhero.
19 Carolyn’s skimpily drawn wealthy friends loll about in sailing attire, looking down their patrician noses at the lesser classes.
20 For a mere $300, you can buy a bottle of Chevas Regal and share it with one or two or more of the lovely skimpily clad ladies who adorned the bar seats.
3 吝惜地
4 缺乏
close empty weak tired absent scarce devoid barren wanting destitute stingy skimpy starved scanty privative badly-off awanting out sparsely want lack failure absence poverty deficiency hardship famine deprivation scarcity dearth paucity destitution poorness fail be void of in want of run low be lacking in be hard up be short of in the absence of devoid of pressed for
5 缺乏地
6 不足
short poor shy insufficient scarce skimpy scanty incommensurate gappy poorly inadequately scantily shortfall paucity slenderness scantiness skimpiness lack
7 不足地
8 短而暴露