| 单词 | thriftiness |
| 例句 | The series also provided opportunities for less ambitious, more workmanlike directors to demonstrate their speed and thriftiness. ‘Crime Does Not Pay: The Complete Shorts Collection’ on DVD 2012-07-20T22:24:27Z Across the nation, we've seen victory gardens pop up in yards of homebound upper-middle-class Americans, planted with hope, thriftiness and a creative outlet in mind. 54 million people in the U.S. may go hungry during the pandemic — can urban farms help? 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Eventually, Ms. Lee turned that thriftiness into a business: first with a curtain line started in the bedroom of her aunt and uncle’s house and later with a QVC show, and eventually, a cooking empire. Sandra Lee Has Her Own Message for America 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Pieced-together bedding has demonstrated thriftiness, whether for contemporary Japanese householders enveloping futons in plaid fragments, or Gilded Age wives making coverlets out of golden silk ribbons from their husbands’ cigar packages. 4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Chicken's popularity can in large part be traced to its thriftiness. Dino chicken nuggets: the history, the meaning, the majesty of a cultural icon 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z As for thriftiness, Dawn admits that she couldn’t be more proud of her daughter. Teen wears mom's wedding dress to prom, steals show at big dance: 'It was different from the rest' 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z And Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" won awards on the strength of its visual thriftiness. From Lady Gaga to M.I.A., Music Videos Are Back 2010-04-27T21:41:00Z However, Americans and Italians used thriftiness to get hold of the records, and in the end, all of this publicity didn't do the sales much harm at all. Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments 2011-02-28T12:10:13Z But I guess I inherited some of that Yorkshire thriftiness as well because I’ve made a commitment and I’m staying in your life. A letter to … my son, who has autism, for whom I’ll always do my best 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z It's a classic debate: whether poverty forces innovation, thriftiness sharpens the cultural cutting edge. Rave reviews for recycled theatre 2010-06-22T11:24:00Z She perpetually demonstrated the importance of saving money for a rainy day, and Hall absorbed her thriftiness from a young age. This Modest New York Apartment Holds One of the Best Art Collections in Town 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Successful band directors combine the discipline of a drill sergeant, the flair of a wardrobe stylist and the thriftiness of an accountant tasked with stretching dwindling resources. After 25 years, one last halftime show for Howard’s marching band director 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Where employers like Google and Facebook became known for cushy workplaces and generous salaries, Amazon is an infamously competitive and sometimes bruising workplace where employees were rewarded for thriftiness. Amazon grew relentlessly. Now it’s getting lean. 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Events will include craft demonstrations, re-enactments and some will even highlight the Viking's thriftiness, Mr Henry said. York's Jorvik Viking festival returns 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Guralnick practices New England thriftiness by buying vintage and creating botanical art from fallen leaves. Perspective | Remodelista’s editors answered your questions about having a stylish, eco-conscious home 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Unlike their parents, some are making a show of their thriftiness online. Frugal is the new cool for young Chinese as economy falters 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Now in her 40s and with a daughter of her own, Koeppe has carried the thriftiness of her youth into adulthood. ‘The golden age of thrifting is over’ 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z My thriftiness and schedule in college meant I couldn’t build meals around the seasons’ best from the farmers market, like the food writers tell you to. Cook like a college kid with a bean dip recipe and some timeless tips 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z There is no evidence that similar surveillance happened in any of the other 52 countries where the global retailer hones a fresh-faced image of stylish thriftiness served with Swedish meatballs. A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z How did Republicans who normally pride themselves on thriftiness become big spenders this year? Lawmakers cap session with $5.1 billion budget approval 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z South Dakota Republicans normally pride themselves on their thriftiness, but not this year. Budget, smoke-outs and pot: Legislature enters its last days 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The Depression imprinted a generation with a tendency toward thriftiness and an aversion to risk. For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The kind of thriftiness that recognized the value of a dollar and that a penny saved wasn’t just a penny earned, but money invested in the future. From urban to bucolic: A city dweller’s journey to the country 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “Cultivate thrifty habits and foster a social environment where waste is shameful and thriftiness is applaudable,” Mr. Xi said in a directive carried by the official People’s Daily newspaper last week. Xi Declares War on Food Waste, and China Races to Tighten Its Belt 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Still, that’s a sign of the thriftiness that Dalton and Newton will encounter at this point. Analysis | The market for Andy Dalton and Cam Newton is Patriots, Jaguars ... and anyone’s guess 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The elder Wu’s poor upbringing instilled in him an industrious thriftiness. Coronavirus struck entire Wuhan family, took its patriarch 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Hard work, thriftiness and smart investing throughout her life, Jacobs said. $10 million gift from 105-year-old heads to Washington’s community colleges 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z But that thriftiness evaporated in a matter of months. The Wall Street Power Lunch Is Back, With Martinis and Impunity 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The company’s lean operations appear to mirror the personal thriftiness of its founder. Ed Wedbush, fixture of L.A. finance, steps down from his troubled firm 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The date would have shifted with every rainstorm, making it a bad benchmark for water thriftiness in the city. Today wasn’t Day Zero in Cape Town, but the water crisis isn’t over 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z A few paragraphs into the article, the financial whizz sagely dispensing advice about hard work and thriftiness typically mentions an inheritance or notes that their parents let them live at home rent-free for years. How do you make poverty sound better? Rebrand it! | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Now, European regulators are accusing Mr. Kamprad’s company of pushing the concept of thriftiness beyond the limits of the law by maneuvering to reduce its tax bill in the countries where it operates. Ikea Is Focus of European Inquiry Over Possible Skirting of Tax Bills 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z For a family just outside the threshold for Medicaid, private insurance likely still proves too expensive, regardless of the parents’ thriftiness. Recent Missouri editorials 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z This decision to toss, said Dr. Egert, means balancing hygiene and sterility, thriftiness and a sustainable environment. We Need to Talk Some More About Your Dirty Sponges 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z I passed my thriftiness down to him, which will help him enormously as he goes through life. To Raise Better Kids, Say No 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s a reminder to all businesses that consumers may obsess about low prices, but there are lines that still can’t be crossed in the pursuit of thriftiness. United dragging a passenger from overbooked flight was lesson in stupidity 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z He learned thriftiness from his parents, who grew up during the Depression. Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z If you suffer from thriftiness torment, listen to “Let It Go.” Penny-pinchers unite: Let the angst go. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z On that reckoning, the German government’s thriftiness accounts for a small but meaningful share of its growing current-account surplus; perhaps as much as three percentage points of GDP over the past five years. More spend, less thrift 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The good-natured stories of their eccentricities and thriftiness grew during their lifetimes. The giving tree 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Mook, a young operative known for inspiring fierce loyalty among his staff, prided himself on thriftiness. Path to Victory: How Clinton learned from ’08 missteps 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Twitter users at #WhatWouldMagufuliDo celebrate his thriftiness by suggesting amusing things he might approve of, such as wearing a curtain instead of buying new clothes and heating showers with a candle. Government by gesture 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There is one sense in which those without degrees are handily outstripping their college-educated peers: thriftiness. Homeownership Elusive for Young Adults Without College Degrees 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Britons, he said, relished reports of her legendary thriftiness, including stories, apocryphal or not, that she roams Buckingham Palace turning off lights, enjoys soap operas and eats “nonbanquet dinners out of Tupperware containers.” Queen Elizabeth II, No Stranger to Full Agenda, Pencils In a 90th Birthday 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z It also means spending more on something we value because our thriftiness on other items affords us that ability. 4 Sacred Cows That Kill Your Frugality 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Britt Beemer, founder of America's Research Group, said many shoppers are holding back because of a mix of thriftiness and a lack of excitement in the merchandise on offer. Retailers are pulling out all the stops for Super Saturday 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Sioux County residents, who pride themselves on thriftiness, church attendance and well-kept property, consistently cast ballots for GOP candidates for county supervisor, governor and president. Sioux County as Republican as it gets 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z He calculates that because of this thriftiness, direct recovery requires less than 2% of the energy required for new metal refining. Recycling: Lazarus batteries : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi, in his message promoting thriftiness was clear: He specifically told officials not to serve drinks with the simple dinners he espoused. Sales of Luxury Alcohol Rising Again in China 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The success is also the result of the company’s tailoring itself to the subtle distinctions of the market, catering in particular to the tendency of Canadians toward thriftiness. Daily Report: Kijiji, the Craigslist of Canada, Run by eBay 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The success is also the result of the company tailoring itself to the subtle distinctions of the market, catering in particular to the tendency of Canadians toward thriftiness. Kijiji, a Flop in the U.S., Rules Online Classifieds in Canada 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z But smartwatches may be a tough sell for this cohort, especially those who care more about thriftiness and practicality than jumping on the newest high-tech bandwagon. Why Boomers Won't Crave The Apple Watch 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Given such thriftiness, the Marlins' generosity toward Stanton becomes even more stunning. Giancarlo Stanton agrees to $325-million contract with Miami Marlins 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Every month one trait—honesty, thriftiness, self-control—was emphasized during meetings at headquarters and across the chain. Hobby Lobby Case: Does God Hate Obamacare? 2014-04-03T10:00:18Z More heirs have more money than ever, thanks to the intersection of two demographics: the 79 million baby boomers and the general thriftiness of their Depression-raised parents. Your Money Special Section 2014-03-24T20:39:30Z A new stadium, and the income it would bring, could rid the A’s of their excuses for thriftiness, if not dismantle their underdog persona. The Athletics’ Sweet Smell of Victory 2013-07-06T16:29:15Z And his bowling had a certain calculating thriftiness to it, like a man eking out the meat as he makes a mixture for his sausages. County cricket's cult heroes 2013-01-22T12:14:01Z Here’s a look at Mitt’s wealth -- and his thriftiness and independence -- all inescapable issues for the Republican presidential candidate. For Romney, wealth means both freedom and a trap 2012-09-30T01:01:00Z DRIVE-INS are where thriftiness and a fondness for the past converge with escapist entertainment — under the stars, no less. Drive-In Theaters Offer a Bit of the Past, and Its Prices 2012-08-18T15:20:21Z Signs are good that our daughter will continue our family tradition of thriftiness. Reader testimonials on financial independence 2012-06-30T22:21:00Z Many shoppers said they planned to spend more freely during the upcoming weeks after months and sometimes years of thriftiness. Early Black Friday sales appear to pay off for retailers 2011-11-26T03:02:00Z No one can visit the environs of Murcia without being impressed by the extraordinary industry and thriftiness of its people. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Providing members with competitive rates, promoting community development, and encouraging thriftiness are some of the objectives of credit unions. Credit unions 101 -- How switching to a credit union can save you money 2011-11-08T13:54:28Z It must be admitted that simplicity is not meanness, nor thriftiness a fault. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Culture of the nursery should be thorough; the soil should be frequently stirred, and kept mellow and loose, to insure cleanliness and thriftiness, and to make handsome trees. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z The Yankee, with his proverbial thriftiness and forecast, appears entirely to lose these gifts when it comes to the proper and sensible management of woodlands. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Knitting embodies thriftiness and is something old that has been with the nation forever. Magazine Preview: Iceland?s Big Thaw 2011-05-13T16:59:01Z The Robinsons show the conundrum the new thriftiness poses for the U.S. economy where small businesses are traditionally the engine for job growth. Americans find simple ways to tighten their belts 2011-05-13T21:20:12Z But not everyone here is pleased about the thriftiness, especially when it means cutting services. Exercising the Option to Balance the Budget 2011-04-23T15:32:58Z He espouses common-sense Midwestern values of hard work and thriftiness, saying he rose from hard beginnings to become the Republican governor of a typically Democratic state. Republican Pawlenty seeks to break out of 2012 pack 2011-03-31T02:25:31Z As it was done with a bull-tongue plow and with hoes it was no easy job; but it was well done, as its green thriftiness and fresh, healthy night odor bore witness. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z It is hardly necessary to say that it prospered for no Winkler had ever been born lacking the virtue of wise thriftiness, or the ability to make small savings bring in generous increase. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z When one crosses any one of its numerous bridges, one does not exchange thriftiness and sublimity for the commonplace. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z But some experts think that there may be something bigger than thriftiness at play. Ping: Neighborly Borrowing, Over the Online Fence 2010-08-28T23:25:00Z Rather, he said, officials need to demonstrate a newfound thriftiness to keep deficit hawks elsewhere in the government at bay. Pentagon to cut thousands of jobs, defense secretary says 2010-08-10T04:00:00Z The French say, in praise of the thriftiness that is so characteristic of them, that "Le petit gain remplit la bourse": "Light gains make a full purse." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The orange grove contains over three thousand trees, which would excite the envy of a successful Florida cultivator by their thriftiness. The Story of Malta Upper—Young Pekins which on account of their size, thriftiness and rapid growth were selected out of a lot about to be killed for market and saved for breeders. Ducks and Geese To be sure the great Creator of all had placed it there, had raised the mountains to their height, but the residents had added the thriftiness and beauty. Helen Grant's Schooldays This pioneer ideal of thriftiness persisted among the Iowans for more than a generation. History of the Constitutions of Iowa He had good health, good habits, a clean mind, thriftiness, and a tireless devotion to whatever he thought to be his duty. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades It grows in luxuriant thriftiness all over the island, in high and low land, in forests, and down to the very shore washed by the Gulf Stream. Due South or Cuba Past and Present As in other classes of fowls the condition and cleanliness of the plumage and the general appearance and actions of the birds are good indications of their health and thriftiness. Ducks and Geese The wagons were overflowing with small children; coops of fowls swung from behind, and a general air of thriftiness seemed to be characteristic of the company. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Love was something more than a cool, friendly regard, meals properly cooked, and a house well kept; thriftiness and laying farm to farm. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The extravagance of the United States is often contrasted unfavorably with the thriftiness of Europe. The Economic Aspect of Geology Considering the intelligence and thriftiness of the race, it is doubly regrettable that alcoholism, recruiting and consumption have had such evil effects of recent years. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Such would be the best means of ensuring thriftiness; and, until we obtain some such system, I fear we may labour in vain to induce economy. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter The yield of an apple-tree depends on many factors,—age, size, thriftiness, care it has received, whether it has escaped frost and other injuries; and some varieties are much more prolific than others. The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 But they took from it all they could in thriftiness and saving. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia And who could deny, knowing the thriftiness of the Italian race, that it is economical? The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well The basin, thus formed, yields every day from four to seven quarts—according to the size and thriftiness of the plant—for a period of two or three months. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited He did, in the thriftiness of his soul, attempt to sell his orders in the crowd at the theatre door. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life France has one element of stability, one characteristic inducive of thriftiness, that most other countries of Europe lack. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) But thriftiness in small things often goes with an extravagant disposition, much as manifestations of piety often accompany wickedness like flying buttresses consciously placed outside the edifice. The Joyful Heart Not to spend more than twenty thousand francs in three months was the quintessence of thriftiness. Dr. Dumany's Wife In Scotland, thriftiness and oatmeal were the themes of his pleasantry; in Wales, he found the language, the literature, and the local nomenclature equally comic, and reserved his loudest guffaw for the Eisteddfod. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences Their fixed determination is to support and educate them themselves, and they set themselves to the work with thriftiness and forethought. The Fertility of the Unfit It was in her mind to openly denounce the woman for her heartlessness, but her natural thriftiness interposed. The Daughter of Anderson Crow In order to keep them steadfast in their thriftiness they are asked to bring their savings to their landlord every ten days. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Where there had been wastefulness, there was now thriftiness. Thrift As regards the Army's local finance the trouble is that owing to the national thriftiness it is harder to make commercial ventures pay in Scotland than in England. Regeneration Newman took an interest in French thriftiness and conceived a lively admiration for Parisian economies. The American For briskness, thriftiness, energy, and alacrity, it is hard to find his match. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 We must never forget that, if these country folks are laborious, and perhaps sordid, in their thriftiness, they are proud, and refuse to be paid for what costs them nothing. Holidays in Eastern France Hogs confined in filthy pens are frequently so badly infested with lice and intestinal worms that their health and thriftiness are seriously interfered with. Common Diseases of Farm Animals With a like thriftiness the landlord, when Bartley asked for his bill, had charged certain items that had not appeared in the bills before. A Modern Instance He says very truly, "The first great want of the workmen is better morality and more thriftiness, not better masters or higher wages." Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman Two months' provisions had been brought; the steamer called weekly, so that we did not contemplate famine, though thriftiness was imperative. My Tropic Isle Economy -- N. economy, frugality; thrift, thriftiness; care, husbandry, good housewifery, savingness†, retrenchment. savings; prevention of waste, save-all; cheese parings and candle ends; parsimony &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The appetite usually remains good and the thriftiness of the pig is not seriously interfered with. Common Diseases of Farm Animals Well, she could have arranged for a special to bring her up, but she's got a confounded streak of thriftiness in her. The Prince of Graustark The village, though irregular, had a general air of thriftiness and respectability. What Can She Do? It is so intensely painful to him to think of wealth being wasted that he cultivates the belief in the thriftiness of those who must profit by his death. Sant' Ilario This arises from the simple tastes of the people, combined, doubtless, with their notable thriftiness. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 This irritation to the skin prevents the animal from becoming rested, and after a time seriously interferes with its thriftiness. Common Diseases of Farm Animals A stubborn element in the cabinet overcame his opposition, however, and the debt was contracted, taxation increased by popular vote and a period of governmental thriftiness inaugurated. The Prince of Graustark Smollett himself had little of the traditional Scottish thriftiness about him, but the people among whom he was going—the Languedocians and Ligurians—were notorious for their nearness in money matters. Travels through France and Italy And my thriftiness denied my tears the soiling of the blouse. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed Young hogs suffer most from this parasite, and their thriftiness is greatly interfered with. Common Diseases of Farm Animals |
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