单选题 They were forced to______on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the longish winter.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：skimp“节省，克扣”；exhaust“排出，耗尽”；stingy“吝惜的，小气的”；counton“指望，依靠”。skimp on“削减开支”。其他三项均不符合逻辑，正确答案为D。