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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

      双语例句

      • What that means, however, is taking on the big long-term issues, above all health costs& not grandstanding and penny-pinching over short-term spending to help a distressed economy.
        但是,负责任的财政政策指的是对付大的、长期的问题,首先是医疗成本问题,而不是在短期支出上哗众取宠,一分一分地抠从而使经济遭受损失。
      • Men turn from penny-pinching savers to big spenders if they think there is a shortage of women around them according to new research.
        新研究显示,男性认为周围女性数量不足时就会从小气节俭变成慷慨大方。
      • We must strike a balance between reckless spending and penny-pinching.
        我们必须在挥霍和吝啬之间找到平衡点。
      • Don't be so penny-pinching! It won't cost that much!
        别那么小气了,这花不了多少钱的!
      • Local residents have accused the Council of penny-pinching.
        当地居民指责市政委员会吝啬。
      • She muttered something to herself about penny-pinching miserly old men.
        她喃喃自语地抱怨那些小气的老守财奴。
      • But Mr Johnson said 2012 would not be "some kind of mean-spirited, penny-pinching Games".
        但约翰逊表示,2012年奥运会不会成为“小气、寒酸的奥运会”。
      • Penny-pinching chefs cook with waste oil from fryers and sewers, a toxic ingredient known as gutter oil that generally goes unnoticed until diners get sick.
        吝啬的厨师会用从油炸锅及下水道中回收的废油做菜,而这种名为地沟油的有毒原料通常不会被注意到,直到食用者患病。
      • This latest outbreak of unseemly penny-pinching is symptomatic of a governmental tin ear when it comes to the armed forces.
        近期这一连串不体面的吝啬举动充分表明政府对军队漠不关心。
      • The stocks of several large tech companies have had a rough time in recent years, thanks to the penny-pinching in it budgets.
        由于各大公司缩减IT预算,许多大型科技公司的股票在近几年表现不佳。