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stints

/stɪnts/

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noun

一段时间, 任期

A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.

Examples :

"He had a stint in jail."

他曾经坐过一段时间的牢.

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noun

限制，限度。

Limit; bound; restraint; extent.

Examples :

"Her household chores had no stints, taking up most of her free time. "

她的家务活没有限度，占据了她大部分的空闲时间。

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noun

定额，份额，任务。

Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.

Examples :

"Each member of the team was assigned daily stints of cleaning the equipment. "

团队的每个成员都被分配了每天清洁设备的定额任务。

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verb

停止，中断

To stop (an action); cease, desist.

Examples :

""Please stints yelling; I can't hear myself think." "

请停止叫喊，我没法思考了。

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verb

停止谈论, 闭口不谈

To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).

Examples :

"She usually talks about her cats for hours, but when I mentioned my dog, she stints. "

她平时能滔滔不绝地聊她的猫几个小时，但是当我提到我的狗时，她就闭口不谈了。

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verb

吝啬，节省。

To be sparing or mean.

Examples :

"She always stints on the amount of sugar she puts in her coffee, using only a tiny pinch. "

她总是很吝啬地往咖啡里放糖，每次只放一点点。

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verb

限制，约束。

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

Examples :

"To save money for college, my parents stint our spending on entertainment. "

为了给大学存钱，我父母限制了我们在娱乐方面的开销。

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verb

分派任务，定量分配。

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 teacher stints each student one page of the book to read aloud, then they are excused from further reading that day. "

老师给每个学生分派一页书大声朗读的任务，读完就可以不用再读了。

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verb

使怀孕，配种。

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

Examples :

"The farm mare stints regularly, ensuring a healthy foal each year. "

农场里的母马每年都能成功配种怀孕，确保每年都有一匹健康的幼驹。

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noun

鹬, 滨鹬

Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.

Examples :

"The birdwatcher pointed her binoculars at the shoreline, hoping to spot some stints feeding in the shallow water. "

观鸟者把望远镜对准海岸线，希望能发现一些滨鹬在浅水中觅食。

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