汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
偷工减料 (偷工減料)
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work
It originally meant that merchants secretly lowered product quality and cut labor costs in order to make huge profits / Now it also refers to doing things to save trouble, carelessly
含糊 草草 马虎 漫不经心 草率 掉以轻心 潦草 粗制滥造
一丝不苟 精雕细刻
不按工程质量要求，减省工序，暗减用料据查，这下游一带的工程有偷工减料的情况。
偷 tōu 工 gōng 减 (減) jiǎn 料 liào
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这个地方有点偷工减料。

The place is a bit jerry-built.

那些存心不良的建筑商老想偷工减料。

Those dishonest builders always try to cut corners.

自以为得计，包工头无法偷工减料，捞不到大钱。

Thinks is very clever, labor contractor to cut corners, take less than lot of money.

然后，在建筑材料上以次充好，施工上偷工减料。

Then, in building materials, buildings, the construction of shoddy work.

Watanabe先生认为Tepco开始在偷工减料，因为资金吃紧。

Mr Watanabe believes Tepco is cutting corners because cash is tight.

我们礼数周到，当行之礼绝不偷工减料，应该我们做的事绝不推辞。

We are considerate and polite. Our salutes never lack anything; we never decline what we should do.

与此同时，日本建筑工业特有的猫腻行为多少都让人相信肯定有偷工减料的事情发生。

Meanwhile the graft endemic to Japan’s construction industry more or less guarantees that corners have been cut.

说对不起，说感到抱歉的原因，承担所有责任。别偷工减料或画蛇添足。然后大家都重新开始。

Say you're sorry, say why you're sorry, and take all the blame. No less. No more. Then you both get to make the freshest of fresh starts.

这次地震震出的房屋建筑工程质量问题，引起各界哗然和关注，施工过程偷工减料、以次充好，草菅人命已成为公愤。

The quake quality of housing construction, and concerns arising from all public and the construction process jerry-building, buildings, public life has become anger.

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