penny-pinching

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英 [ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ]
美 [ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]
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  • 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

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    双语例句

    用作名词(n.)
    1. Some of my relatives were penny pinchers.
      我的一些亲戚真是小气。
    2. 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。
    3. 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.)
    1. 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。

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