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stinted

/ˈstɪntɪd/ /ˈstɪntəd/

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verb

停止，终止。

To stop (an action); cease, desist.

Examples :

"The teacher stinted her lecture when the fire alarm sounded. "

火警铃声响起时，老师停止了讲课。

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verb

停止谈论, 避免谈及

To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).

Examples :

"After mentioning her bad grade, she stinted on further details about the exam. "

提到她糟糕的成绩后，她就避免谈及关于考试的更多细节了。

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verb

吝啬，节省，小气。

To be sparing or mean.

Examples :

"The baker stinted on the chocolate chips, so the cookies were disappointing. "

面包师舍不得放巧克力豆，所以饼干让人很失望。

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verb

限制，约束，节省。

To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.

Examples :

"Because the bakery was struggling, the owner stinted on the amount of fruit he used in the pies to save money. "

由于面包店经营困难，老板为了省钱，限制了馅饼里水果的用量。

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verb

限定，分派。

To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.

Examples :

"The farmer stinted each worker to harvesting three rows of corn, after which they were free to go home. "

农场主给每个工人限定了收割三行玉米的任务，完成之后他们就可以回家了。

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verb

使怀孕

(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.

Examples :

"The farmer was pleased; his best mare had been stinted this spring and should deliver a foal next year. "

农夫很高兴，他最好的母马今年春天已经成功受孕，明年应该就能产下小马驹了。

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adjective

受限制的，束缚的，拘谨的

Constrained; restrained; confined.

Examples :

"Her artistic growth was stinted by the school's rigid focus on technical drawing, leaving little room for creative expression. "

学校对技术制图的死板强调束缚了她的艺术成长，几乎没有留下任何创造性表达的空间。

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