thrift
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Thrift is the quality and practice of being careful with money and not wasting things. 节俭[表赞许]
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他们因勤俭节约和开创精神而受到了应得的表扬。
2. N-COUNT A thrift or a thrift institution is a kind of savings bank. 某种储蓄银行[美国英语] [商业]
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thrift /θrɪft/ (thrifts)
剑桥词典
thrift noun [U] (AVOIDING WASTE)
the careful use of money , especially by avoiding waste
节约，节俭
thrift noun [U] (PLANT)
a small plant with, typically , pink flowers on long stems that often grows wild on cliffs by the sea
海石竹（一种小型野生植物，一般茎较长，开粉色花，常生长在海边峭岩上）
thrift noun [U] (BANK)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a type of bank in the US that allows you to save money or borrow money to buy a house
（美国可用来储蓄和贷款购房的一类银行）储蓄银行
These days , thrifts place most of their money into boring but safe mortgages . 当今储蓄银行把绝大部分资金投入到乏味但安全的住房按揭中。 返回 thrift