Stint

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vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    限制;節制[(+of)]

                      I have to stint myself of food.

                      我得限制自己的食量。

          2.    【古】停止



vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    節省;吝惜[(+on)]

                      When you make this recipe, don't stint on the butter.

                      當你照食譜做這菜時,要多用奶油。

          2.    【古】停止



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    節省,吝惜;限制[U]

          2.    【罕】定量,限額[C]

          3.    分配的工作;工作期限[C]



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    濱鷸[C]





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–verb (used without object) 

1. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: 



Don't stint on the [food]. 

They stinted for years in order to save money.  



2. Archaic. to cease action; desist.  



–verb (used with object) 

3. to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. 

4. Archaic. to bring to an end; check.  



–noun 

5. a period of time spent doing something: a [two-year] stint in the army. 

6. an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's [daily] stint. 

7. limitation or restriction, esp. as to amount: to give without stint. 

8. a limited, prescribed, or expected quantity, share, rate, etc.: to [exceed] one's stint. 

9. Obsolete. a pause; halt. 



—Synonyms 

3. confine, restrain. 7. restraint, constraint. 8. allotment, portion.





 　

With their stint at Crystal Lake going swimmingly, Platinum Dunes slithered out of the devil’s bedroom to talk about their upcoming remake of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby a.k.a Why Not? Michael Bay Made Transformers. 



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Of late, Coogan has grown close to Tropic co-star Downey. "Just being in the same scene with him raises my game," Coogan says. "He’s very generous: privately, he would tell me very supportive things about what I was doing. He’s someone I admire and empathize with to some extent." Indeed, both men share an outsize, irreverent talent that sometimes gets overshadowed by their tabloid appearances—like when Courtney Love accused Coogan last year of [getting] her pregnant during a brief affair and supplying drugs to a suicidal Owen Wilson (Wilson’s near-fatal malaise was later attributed to his breakup with Kate Hudson). 



In years previous, U.K. gossip columns buzzed with tales of Coogan’s marriage-crushing womanizing and stimulant-fueled nights out with strippers, only making Love’s claims seem more convincing. "Of course it’s annoying," says Coogan. "My only response is to not get into a dialogue about it."



However, Coogan (who claims to be drug free since a 2004 [rehab] stint) felt the Love-Wilson spat required clarification. "I had to make some comments at the time," he says now. [Coogan denied Love’s allegations.] "If something becomes critical—if silence proves more damaging—then I will make a short statement. But I’m very reluctant to do so."