They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.
他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
They scrimped on butter as best as they could.
他们尽量节省奶油.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
They scrimped on oil as best they could during the energy crisis.
他们在能源危机时期尽量节省汽油.
辞典例句
This is how he scrimped and saved , and managed to pay for the school fees.
他就这样东拼西凑, 硬把学费交上了.
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I've scrimped and saved all year for this holiday – now I'm going to enjoy myself.
为了这次度假我省吃俭用了整整一年-现在我可要享受一番了.
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