Portion size is. - Ben: Not something you've ever scrimped on, Jamie?

份量很多。- 杰米，你从来没有在这上面省着用吗？

They represent the millions who have worked hard and scrimped, and sacrificed and retooled.

他们代表着无数辛勤工作、勤俭持家、不怕牺牲、自我提高的人。

Shoppers are scrimping. Sales of consumer durables fell by 10-15% in the year to March 2012, executives say.

消费者越来越省吃俭用。管理层说，今年到三月间，耐用品的销量下降了10%至15%。

The poor man got the scurvy, but he still scrimped every cent.

这可怜的人得了坏血症。但他仍精打细算每一分钱。

She scrimped and saved for years to buy her own house.

她攒了好几年钱买了自己的房子。

Why scrimp now on the off chance that they'll actually get in some place?

为什么现在要省吃俭用，指望他们真的能到达某个地方呢？

There are no movie stars, they had to scrimp and save for years to make this film.

没有电影明星，他们不得不省吃俭用多年才能拍这部电影。

So I scrimped, and I saved, until I finally had enough put away to buy a medallion.

所以我精打细算 勤俭节约，终于攒够钱可以买执照了。