stint

期間

特定の仕事や活動をしたり、ある場所に滞在したりする期間。

やさしい英語で： A period of time spent doing a particular job or activity, or staying somewhere.

• She did a short stint abroad.
• He returned after a stint in prison.
• My stint as a waiter lasted six months.

使い方： a stint as someone (She did a stint as a tour guide.); a stint in something (He served a short stint in the army.); a stint at something (A stint at the local newspaper taught her a lot.)

類義語： spell, period, stretch

よく使う表現： a short stint, stint as something, stint in prison

出し惜しみする

普通は節約のために、物を必要以上に少なく与えたり使ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To provide or use too little of something, often because you want to save money.

• Do not stint on food.
• They never stinted on their guests’ comfort.
• We saved money without stinting on quality.

使い方： stint on something (Do not stint on fresh ingredients.)

類義語： skimp, scrimp

よく使う表現： stint on something, never stint, stint on quality

止める

何かを止めたり、終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop something or bring it to an end.

• She could not stint her tears.
• No kind words could stint his weeping.
• They tried to stint the quarrel before it grew worse.

類義語： stop, halt, end

反対語： start

よく使う表現： stint the tears, stint the quarrel