frugal

/ˈfɹuːɡəl/

Meanings

adjective

节俭，俭省。

Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

Examples :

"My parents are frugal people, so they always look for sales when buying groceries. "

我的父母很节俭，所以他们买菜的时候总是找打折商品。

Related Words

expenditure noun

/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/

支出，花费

"The family's expenditure on groceries this month was higher than expected due to the rising prices. "

由于物价上涨，这个家庭本月在食品杂货上的支出比预期要高。

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

重要人物，要人，重要的事情，要事

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

我女儿在学校取得的成功，绝对是让我最骄傲的要事。

groceries noun

/ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹoʊsəɹiz/

食品杂货，日用杂货

"She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."

她从车里拎了一袋食品杂货进来，放在了厨房的桌子上。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

父母，双亲。

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

很多学生邀请他们的父母参加学校活动。

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

avoiding verb

/əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/

避免，躲避。

"Since their argument, Sarah has been avoiding Mark in the hallway at school. "

自从他们吵架后，萨拉一直在学校走廊里躲着马克，尽量不碰面。

unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

不必要的，多余的。

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

有了自动吓唬小孩装置，小丑就变得不必要了。

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

也, 同样.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

我父母不想我去派对，我的朋友们也一样不想我去。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

consumed verb

/kənˈsjuːmd/ /kənˈsuːmd/

消耗，用尽.

"The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour."

这家发电厂每小时消耗30吨煤。

buying verb

/ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/

购买，采购

"She is buying groceries at the supermarket. "

她正在超市购买食品杂货。