Because thongs is very skimpy women's underwear.

因为“thongs”指的是比较暴露的女性内裤。

They work very hard for little money, clinging to the illusion of job security and looking forward to a three-week vacation each year and maybe a skimpy pension after forty-five years of service.

他们为了一点点钱而勤奋工作，深信有工作就有了，着一年3个星期的假期和工作45年后才能获得的一小笔养老金。

The administration has slashed marketing efforts and enrollment assistance and encouraged people to buy skimpier, less expensive plans that do not meet the standards of the law.

特朗普政府大幅削减了营销力度和登记援助，还鼓励人们购买不满足法律标准的更不全面、更便宜的险。

And like some places really don't like skimpy clothes especially for women.

有些方不喜欢穿暴露的衣服，尤其是女性。

I don't think the players are any more motivated than they would be just because some girls are dancing around in skimpy outfits but the fans still love it.

我认为篮球运动员不会因为一些女孩穿着暴露的衣服跳舞而更有动力，但是球迷喜欢看。

That looks skimpy. The bank says it would have plenty of time to build up capital through earnings or that it could take steps to free up capital through asset sales.

德行声称，若果真能如此，自己就会有足够的时间通过收益来累积资本，或是采取销售资产的措施来解放资本。

After three months, those eating the jumbo breakfasts lost an average of 17.8 pounds and three inches from their waistlines — 10 pounds and an inch-and-a-half more than the group having skimpy breakfasts and big dinners.

三个月后，早餐多吃的人平均减掉了17.8磅，腰围缩小了3英寸，比早餐少吃晚餐多吃的人多减了10磅，腰围多减1.5英寸。

There was laughter about the skimpy fare and the Tarleton girls giggled as they told of makeshifts for clothes, as if they were telling the most amusing of jokes.

谈以补衣服的窍门时，塔尔顿的姑娘们更是格格笑个没完，仿佛在说最有趣的笑话。媚兰中途中接上去，声谈塔拉农场经历的种种苦难，不过说得轻松而有风趣。

So the new town hall is a shameless brag to the world about the great metropolis, built on a scale that makes the Doges Palace in Venice look skimpy.

所以这个新市政厅不知羞耻的在向世界吹嘘，自己是一个如何的大都市，而且其规模还使威尼斯的总督宫相形见绌。

Moderate job growth, skimpy pay rises and higher petrol prices held growth in income after taxes and inflation to just 0.9% last year.

稳健的就业增长，微薄的工资增加和更高的汽油价格在税后的收入和通货膨胀的影响下仅是去年的九成。

But the 7% rise would have been bigger than in any other state, mostly because Mississippi's current Medicaid programme is so skimpy.

而密西西比州这7%的增加幅度则要远大于其它州，主要是因为该州当前的医补基数太小了。

A " bikini, " for example, might be described as being skimpy.

例如，一件“比基尼”可能被描述为很露骨。

He is skimpier when writing about mid Victorian politics.

他在描述中期维多利亚时代的政治时写得较为简略。

But Mr Susskind's book is a bit skimpy on how they might come about.

但是苏斯金德先生的书对于它们是如何产生的有点吝啬。

He's going to move these contingents, a skimpy contingent.

他打算调动这些部队，一支规模很小的部队。

Because in 1969, the genetic data was very skimpy on this question.

因为在1969年，关于这个问题的遗传数据非常有限。

I don't wonder with a skimpy diet like this.

面对如此简陋的饮食，我并不感到惊讶。

You had better find the skimpiest bikini there is.

你最好找到最紧身的比基尼。

And Emma's role was to pose on an absolutely enormous bed dressed in a kind of very skimpy classical style costume and pose as Vestina, the rosy goddess of health.

而埃玛的任务则是躺在一张巨大的床上，身着一种非常轻薄的古典风格服饰，摆出维斯塔的姿态——这位玫瑰般红润的健康女神。

There is never enough to go around in an asylum, so things are always skimpy—at least in a poor asylum like ours.

收容所里的东西永远不够用，所以东西总是少得可怜——至少像我们这样的破收容所是这样。