avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch'' is used only informally" 同义词:economical, frugal, sparing, stinting,
make a small cut or score into
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" 同义词:thwart, queer, spoil, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk,
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) 同义词:score,