| 词汇 | nickel-and-dime |
| 释义 | nickel-and-dimeWord family adjectivenickelicnickeliferousnickelousnickel-and-dimenounnickelinenickelbacknickelverbnickelize ˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively 漫不经心地对待；吝啬地处理 Examples from the Corpus nickel-and-dime• If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later.• "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees, " said Cohn, an analyst. nickel-and-dime2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] American EnglishAmE UNIMPORTANTCHEAPunimportant or involving little money 不重要的；只涉及小钱的 Examples from the Corpus nickel-and-dime• We face big problems that can't be solved with nickel-and-dime solutions. |
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