stint

一段時間、任職期、工作期間

She did a two-year stint as a volunteer teacher in Kenya.

她曾在肯亞擔任志工老師兩年。

定額、限額、份額較少用

Each worker was given a daily stint of twenty crates.

每名工人每天的定額是二十箱。

吝惜、省著用、捨不得花常用於否定句，多與 on 連用

Don't stint on the garlic if you want the sauce to taste good.

想讓醬料好吃，蒜頭就別捨不得放。

苛待、刻薄對待多用於 stint oneself

They stinted themselves for years to pay off the mortgage.

他們省吃儉用多年，只為還清房貸。