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stint

🇬🇧 UK/stint/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A fixed period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.

一段时间；任期

v.

To be sparing or mean with something; to limit the supply of.

节省，吝惜；限制供给

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stintother
=stint

Common Collocations

  • 1.do a stint做一段时间的工作
  • 2.brief stint短暂的一段时间
  • 3.stint in the army服役期
  • 4.stint as [role]担任……期间

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After a two-year stint in the army, he returned home and started a business.

  • 2.

    Her stint as a foreign correspondent gave her a unique perspective on global affairs.

  • 3.

    He did a brief stint at a startup before joining a more established firm.

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