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penny-pinching

英 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ]

adj.  吝啬的; 悭吝的; 小气的

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 吝啬的;悭吝的;小气的
      unwilling to spend money

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT 小气;吝啬
        Penny-pinchingis the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible.
        1. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
          政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
      • ADJ 小气的;吝啬的
        Penny-pinchingpeople spend as little money as possible.
        1. ...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.
          心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者

      英英释义

      noun

      adj

      • giving or spending with reluctance
        1. our cheeseparing administration
        2. very close (or near) with his money
        3. a penny-pinching miserly old man
        Synonym:cheeseparingclosenearskinny

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