penny-pinching
英 [ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ] 美 [ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]

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

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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