penny-pinch

penny-pinch读音音标

英 [\'peni:p\'ɪntʃ]

美 [\'penip\'ɪntʃ]

penny-pinch意思解释

n.

吝啬的人；

英英释义

v.

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

同义词：nickel-and-dime

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)Eleanor is always a penny pinch ever since she has been 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。