thrift
UK/θrift/US
TOEFLC1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being careful and not wasteful with money or resources; a savings institution.
节俭，节约；储蓄机构
v.
To shop at a thrift store; to buy secondhand goods.
在二手店购物
Root Breakdown
Native Englishthriftother
=thrift
Common Collocations
- 1.practice thrift厉行节俭
- 2.thrift store二手商店/旧货店
- 3.thrift and frugality勤俭节约
- 4.[spirit of thrift]节俭精神
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her grandmother's thrift during the war years meant the family never went hungry.
- 2.
He learned the value of thrift early in life and always saved a portion of his income.