n.

1. 节俭，节约[U]
   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。

2. 【植】海石竹
3. （植物等的）茁壮生长，繁茂[U]
4. 【美】互助储蓄银行[C]

n.

1. the quality of being careful and not wasteful with money and other resources.
2. US another term for savings and loan.
3. a plant which forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains. [Armeria maritima.]