| 词汇 | penny-pinching |
| 释义 | penny-pinchingWord family adjectivepenniedpennilesspenny-pinchingnounpennilessnesspenny antepennycresspenny-farthingpennylandpennyweightpenny whistlepennywortpennyworthpenny ˈpenny-ˌpinching adjectiveadj GENEROUSunwilling to spend or give money 吝啬的，小气的 → mean penny-pinching governments 吝啬的政府 —penny pinching noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus penny-pinching• His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.• a penny-pinching husband• And why be so penny-pinching in the matter of service, leaving poor Agnes and Adam Diggory overburdened with their load?• Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities.• She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways.• We are frail, penny-pinching, well-bundled and preoccupied with our small concerns. |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。