a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity

He has just finished a stint of compulsory military service. 他刚刚服完义务兵役。

Perhaps her most productive period was her five-year stint as a foreign correspondent in New York. 也许她创作上最多产的时期就是她在纽约担任驻外记者的那5年。

to provide, take, or use only a small amount of something

The bride's parents did not stint on the champagne - there was plenty for everyone. 新娘的父母在香槟上一点儿也不小气——足够每个人喝的。

Don't stint yourself - take another slice of cake. 别吝惜肚子——再来块蛋糕。

See also: unstinting