frugality

英 [fru(ː)ˈgælɪti] 美 [fruˈgæləti]

n.  节约,朴素,节俭

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BNC.37757 / COCA.23149



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 节俭的;俭省的
    People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
    1. She lives a frugal life.
      她生活俭朴。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (饮食)简单的,省钱的
    A frugal meal 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。

双语例句

  1. Industry and frugality are the inherent qualities of the Chinese nation.
    勤劳俭朴是中华民族的本色。
  2. By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.
    凭着节俭,她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。
  3. The principle of diligence and frugality applies to all undertakings.
    勤俭节约的原则适用于一切事业。
  4. We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality.
    我们要养成勤俭节约的好风气。
  5. We must build up our country with industry and frugality.
    我们必须勤俭建国。
  6. Frugality is an important part of personal finance.
    节俭对个人理财来说是重要的一环。
  7. More importantly, reform and opening-up have invigorated the whole society and enabled people to freely pursue a happy life through hard work, frugality and wisdom.
    更为重要的是,改革开放使整个社会活跃起来了,人们能够自由地依靠自己的勤劳、节俭和智慧创造幸福美好的生活。
  8. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.
    没有勤劳和节俭,我们将一事无成,有了它们就有了一切。
  9. A long-term solution will have to address the frugality of Japan's corporations.
    长期的解决办法将不得不改变日本企业的节俭天性。
  10. It's always been a good idea, but can we take frugality too far?
    这是一个好主意,但是节俭会离我们太远吗?
  11. To some young people, frugality has gone out of style.
    对于一些年轻人来说,节俭已经不再流行了。
  12. Nevertheless, the Gongs'living standards don't exactly fit into the Chinese definition of frugality.
    然而,像龚这样的人的生活水平与中国人所定义的节俭是不匹配的。
  13. You are fortune's right, and frugality her left.
    你是幸运的右手,节俭是幸运的左手。
  14. Frugality in the expenditure of money or resources.
    尽可能节俭地消耗钱或资源。
  15. The old virtues of self-reliance, industry, and frugality.
    自力更生、勤劳俭朴的传统美德。
  16. Frugality could also help people spend their limited money on the most needed things.
    节俭在最需要的事上也帮助了人花他们有限的金钱。
  17. Frugality, not depending on others, not depending on borrowed money, was very much considered a virtue.
    节俭,不依靠他人,不依赖借钱度日,过去被社会普遍视为一种美德。
  18. His sensibilities about market competition, quality, frugality, and especially cost-benefit considerations for the entrepreneur are superb.
    他不讲情面的市场竞争,质量,节约,尤其是成本效益考量为企业家的高超。
  19. Sometimes when I read about how the media talks about my frugality I feel quite helpless.
    有时候我看到媒体报导我很节俭的时候,就觉得很无奈。
  20. In her own life, the legacy of war has been the ingrained habit of prudence and frugality.
    在她自己的生活中,战争的遗产一直是根深蒂固的谨慎及节俭的习惯。
  21. So, it is urgent to strengthen frugality and set up the consciousness of manage finances in students.
    增强大学生节俭意识,树立大学生理财观念已是当务之急。
  22. This family practises frugality and avoids worldly exhibit.
    这一家崇尚节俭,不喜浮华。
  23. Some people don't realize how frugality and green living go hand in hand.
    有些人没有认识到节俭和绿色生物之间的密切关系。
  24. This private frugality has caused the fiscal deficits, they insist, not the other way round.
    他们坚持认为,这种私人部门的节俭造成了财政赤字,而不是反过来。
  25. Kids, meanwhile, are learning to live with the new frugality.
    同时孩子正在学习新的节俭生活。
  26. But if everybody pursues such frugality, will the eurozone not suffer from deficient demand?
    但如果大家都如此“节制”,欧元区是否会出现需求不足?
  27. Wanfa's tenets are harmony, diligence, frugality, super quality and high efficiency.
    我们企业的宗旨是:祥和、奋进、勤俭、高质、高效;
  28. In modern society, moderate consumption is actually a kind of mediocre way of frugality.
    现代社会普遍认同的强调适度消费的节俭观,实质是一种中庸之俭。
  29. The article is trying to remind us of the importance of frugality.
    那篇文章是要提醒我们节俭的重要性。
  30. But apart from environmental frugality, innovation and the arts, what have cities ever done for us?
    然而,除了环保节约、创新和艺术,城市还为我们做了什么呢?

英英释义

noun

  1. prudence in avoiding waste

      Synonym:    frugalness