stint
[stɪnt] noun countable
■a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity 工作期限；（从事某项活动的）规定期限•He has just finished a stint of compulsory military service.他刚刚服完义务兵役。 •Perhaps her most productive period was her five-year stint as a foreign correspondent in New York.也许她创作上最多产的时期就是她在纽约担任驻外记者的那五年。
[stɪnt] verb intransitive or transitive [usually in negatives]
■to provide, take or use only a small amount of something 限量提供；吝惜；节省•The bride's parents did not stint on the champagne - there was plenty for everyone.新娘的父母对香槟一点也不小气——足够让每个人喝。 •Don't stint yourself - take another slice of cake.别吝惜肚子——再来块蛋糕。 ⇒ See also unstinting |