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nick·el-and-dime AHD[nĭk'əl-ən-dīmʹ] 【非正式用语】 D.J.[ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm]K.K.[ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm]adj.（形容词）- Involving or paying only a small amount of money:几分小钱的：拥有或支付仅仅一小笔钱的：a nickel-and-dime job.报酬极低的工作
- Minor; small-time:较小的；规模较小的："a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single borrowed room"(New York)“小规模操作占满了这个租来的小房间”(纽约)
v.（动词）nick.el-and-dimed 或 nick.eled-and-dimed nick.el-and-dim.ing 或 nick.el.ing-and-dim.ing nick.el-and-dimes 或 nick.els-and-dimes v.intr.（不及物动词）- To spend very little money.便宜的：花很少的钱
v.tr.（及物动词）- To drain or destroy bit by bit, especially financially:逐渐耗尽或销毁，尤指财政上：nickel-and-dimed the project to death.这项工程逐渐终止了
- To accumulate in small amounts:以少量积累："nickel-and-diming a substantial bankroll together"(Newsweek)“少量积累资金援助”(新闻周刊)
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