表示“任期，工作”“干一段时间”的一个说法 stint

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名词stint，这个单词可以表示一段工作时期，一段学习时间，一段服兵役时间等，比如下面的用法。
stint
noun
[搭配]ADJ.
long
长期工作
brief
短期工作

[搭配]VERB + STINT
do
干一段时间:
He’s doing a brief stint at the World Bank in Washington.
他正在华盛顿的世界银行做一份短期工作。
start
开始任职
finish
结束任职

[搭配]PREP.
during a/the ~
在任职期间:
She met her husband during her stint at the London office.
她在伦敦办事处任职期间结识了她丈夫。

注意这个词语，还是个动词。
stint

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stint¹ / stɪnt ; stɪnt /
◙noun [C usually singular]
1. a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
• 固定〔做某项工作或活动的〕时期:
▪ [+ in / at ]
»Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
  马克服过两年的兵役。
▪ [+ as ]
»his stint as chairman
  他的主席任期

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stint²
◙verb [I,T usually in negatives]
1. to provide or use too little of something
• 节制，吝惜:
▪ [+ on ]
»They didn't stint on food and drink at their wedding.
  他们的婚礼在食物和饮料上是决不小气的。
»stint yourself
»In order to avoid stinting yourself, make sure you have enough money to cover all your expenses.
  为了避免日子过得紧巴巴，你得确保有足够的钱来支付所有的开销。

stint
stint / stint /
noun   ~ (as sth) a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
   从事某项工作(或活动)的时间:
   He  did a stint abroad early in his career.
   他早先在国外干过一段时间。
   a two-year stint in the navy
   在海军服役两年
verb   ~ (on sth) | ~ (yourself) (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) to provide or use only a small amount of sth
   节省；吝惜:
  ▪ [V]
   She never stints on the food at her parties.
   她举办聚会吃的东西从不小气。
  ▪ [VN]
   We don't need to stint ourselves—have some more!
   我们没必要节省——再吃点！
⇨ see also unstinting

stint
I
/ˈstınt/ noun , pl   stints [  count  ]
  : a period of time spent doing a certain job or activity
   He had a brief stint as a mail carrier.
   a four-year stint in the army
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II
verb , stints, stint·ed, stint·ing [  no obj  ]
  : to use or give something in limited amounts
  — usually + on or with
   She doesn't stint on spices in her cooking. [=she uses a lot of spices]
   He can be stinting with praise. [=he tends not to praise people very often]

注意这个习惯用语
do sth without 'stint (written) ■ do sth generously and in large amounts 慷慨地做某事；不遗余力地做某事:
She praises her pupils without stint. 她极力夸奖自己的学生。

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