| 释义 |
nickel-and-dime['nikələn'daim]1.■[美国口语]adj.1.■几分几角小钱的；提供小钱的2.■微不足道的vt.1.■节约每一分钱以得到2.■以零碎小事烦扰；斤斤计较地对待：to nickel-and-dime one's teacher以琐碎的枝节问题烦扰老师3.■一点点儿地削弱(或损害)：His powers were nickeled-and-dimed.他的权力被一点点儿地削弱了。变形vt.nickel-and-dimed或 nickeled-and-dimednickel-and-diming或nickeling-and-diming |