penny-pinching

penny-pinching读音音标

英 [ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ]

美 [ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]

penny-pinching意思解释

adj.

一毛不拔的，吝啬的，小气的；

英英释义

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

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。