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thrift:the habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted 节约;节俭
She learned from her father the virtues of hard work and thrift.
她从她父亲身上学到苦干和节俭的美德.
contradictory:containing or showing a contradiction 相互矛盾的;对立的;不一致的
We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的.
The advice I received was often contradictory.
我所得到的建议常常是相互矛盾的.
in the main:used to say that a statement is true in most cases 大体上;基本上
The service here is, in the main, reliable.
这里的服务基本上是可靠的.
