| 释义 |
nickel-and-dime ['nikələn'daim] [美国口语]adj. 几分几角小钱的；提供小钱的 微不足道的vt. 节约每一分钱以得到 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 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-dimed . nickel-a |