stint
n. 定额,定量; 限额,限量; 节约; [鸟]滨鹬
v. 限制,节省; 吝惜; <古>停止
A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong.
他在香港工作了5 年后即将回国。
1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
2. smallest American sandpiper
3. an individuals prescribed share of work;
1. subsist on a meager allowance;
2. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;
Don't stint yourself; take all you want.
不要限制自己, 想要多少拿多少.
I have to stint myself of food.
我得限制自己的食量.
Then I had a stint as security officer in Hong Kong.
我那时在香港做过一阵护卫员.
He gave me money without stint.
他给我钱毫不吝惜.
During a previous stint in the blue chair he appointed Mr Maia to his lucrative position.
在先前短期在任时曾任命Maia做议长.