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stint

英 [stɪnt] 美[stɪnt]
  • n. 节约;定额,定量
  • vt. 节省;限制
  • vi. 紧缩,节省

英英释意


1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
"there were stretches of boredom"
"he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
2. smallest American sandpiper
3. an individuals prescribed share of work;
"her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"