penny-pinching
英：[ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ] 美： [ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]
penny-pinching 基本解释
adj.一毛不拔的，吝啬的，小气的；
英英释义
penny-pinching[ 'peni,pintʃiŋ ]
n.extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily同义词：parsimonyparsimoniousnessthrift
adj.giving or spending with reluctance"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
同义词：cheeseparingclosenearskinny
penny-pinching 相关例句
双语例句
用作名词(n.)- Some of my relatives were penny pinchers.
我的一些亲戚真是小气。 - Eleanor has been always a penny pincher ever since she was young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。 - Tom had a reputation as a miser who hoarded every penny he could get his hands on.
汤姆以吝啬出名，他把每一分能够到手的钱都囤积起来。
用作形容词(adj.)- Eleanor has been always a penny pincher ever since she was young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。
权威例句
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