stint

名词 stint:

1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
   同义词：stretch
2. smallest American sandpiper
   同义词：least sandpiper, Erolia minutilla
3. an individuals prescribed share of work

动词 stint:

1. subsist on a meager allowance
   同义词：scrimp, skimp
2. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
   同义词：skimp, scant

1. He did a two-year stint in the army when he left school.
   他离开学校后服了两年兵役。
2. Don't stint on the cream!
   不要舍不得放奶油！
3. She stinted herself of food in order to let the children have enough.
   她自己省着吃，好让孩子们吃饱。