frugal

/froo-guhl/US // ˈfru gəl //UK // (ˈfruːɡəl) //

节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks.
- : entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

adj.economical

Synonyms

The former software engineer had retired six years before at the tender age of 30, thanks to the savings he’d accrued through the extremely frugal lifestyle he and his wife at the time had adhered to, as well as some smart investing.
She and her husband, both of whom are extremely frugal, make our home their annual, and only, vacation.
The Patriots of old — teams that had the benefit of the best quarterback in NFL history on the roster — were typically frugal spenders in free agency.
Be as frugal as you can, call on favors, fundraise, apply for funding.
Even a frugal firm like Wal-Mart is enlarging its Silicon Valley presence.
Much of the praise Edwards earned for his Godzilla adaptation stemmed from his frugal use of the monster.
It could be that is exactly what frugal Pope Francis has in mind for the Bishop of Bling.
Grey played Christine, a high-class escort in New York City whose clients have become more frugal due to the financial crisis.
“My grandmother didn't die poor, but the majority of what she did was very frugal,” he says to me.
He was of frugal and temperate habits, a wiry man at the height of his physical powers, with lean flanks and a deep chest.
"He'll do until the doctor comes to-morrow," said Seth, as he presently found Barrington at the meal.

/froo-guhl/US // ˈfru gəl //UK // (ˈfruːɡəl) //

节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks.
- : entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

adj.economical

Synonyms

The former software engineer had retired six years before at the tender age of 30, thanks to the savings he’d accrued through the extremely frugal lifestyle he and his wife at the time had adhered to, as well as some smart investing.
She and her husband, both of whom are extremely frugal, make our home their annual, and only, vacation.
The Patriots of old — teams that had the benefit of the best quarterback in NFL history on the roster — were typically frugal spenders in free agency.
Be as frugal as you can, call on favors, fundraise, apply for funding.
Even a frugal firm like Wal-Mart is enlarging its Silicon Valley presence.
Much of the praise Edwards earned for his Godzilla adaptation stemmed from his frugal use of the monster.
It could be that is exactly what frugal Pope Francis has in mind for the Bishop of Bling.
Grey played Christine, a high-class escort in New York City whose clients have become more frugal due to the financial crisis.
“My grandmother didn't die poor, but the majority of what she did was very frugal,” he says to me.
He was of frugal and temperate habits, a wiry man at the height of his physical powers, with lean flanks and a deep chest.
"He'll do until the doctor comes to-morrow," said Seth, as he presently found Barrington at the meal.