penny-pinching 详细解释

penny-pinching

n. 小气, 吝啬
adj. 小气的, 吝啬的

词义辨析

同义参见:

abstinence  thrift  

英英释义

名词 penny-pinching:

extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

同义词：parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift

动词 penny-pinch:

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

同义词：penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime

形容词 penny-pinching:

giving or spending with reluctance

同义词：cheeseparing, close, near, skinny

补充

penny-pinchingpenny-pinching英:[ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ] 美:[ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]adj.1.一毛不拔的; 吝啬的; 小气的

例句

1. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.政府投入过少被指责是食品标准下降的原因。 2. small-minded penny-pinching administrators目光短浅、一毛不拔的管理者 3. I'm not putting up with this penny-pinching attitude any longer.我再也不能忍受这种吝啬的态度了。 4. a penny-pinching shopper吝啬的买主 5. Her roommate was a real penny-pincher.她的室友是个吝啬鬼。

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