penny-pinch
英 ['peni:p'ɪntʃ] 美 ['penip'ɪntʃ]

n.

吝啬的人；

英英释义

penny-pinch

• 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.)

1. 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。
2. 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。

权威例句

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