stint

一段时间、任职期、工作期间

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

她曾在肯亚担任志工老师两年。

定额、限额、份额较少用

Each worker was given a daily stint of twenty crates.

每名工人每天的定额是二十箱。

吝惜、省著用、舍不得花常用于否定句，多与 on 连用

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

想让酱料好吃，蒜头就别舍不得放。

苛待、刻薄对待多用于 stint oneself

They stinted themselves for years to pay off the mortgage.

他们省吃俭用多年，只为还清房贷。