penny-pinch
对…吝嗇
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.)
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。
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
Penny Pinching and Backward InductionToo high radon risks not helped by "penny-pinching"UK government
PENNY-PINCHING HMOS SHOWED THEIR GENEROSITY IN EXECUTIVE PAYCHECKS (REPRINTED FROM THE NEW-YORK-TIMES, APRIL 11, 1995)
Save money with these penny-pinching printers
Penny-Pinching All-Stars
Pain, penny pinching and positive ageing: how charging fees for health services affects older women /
Penny Pinching or Politics? The Line Item Veto and Military Construction Appropriations
5 Penny-pinching Sins to Avoid
Penny-Pinching
Tee on kitsas – is ‘tea bitter’ or are ‘you penny-pinching’? Finnish students comprehending Estonian
1. Are you going to continue to penny-pinch on teachers' pay?
你还要继续在老师的工资上一分一分的抠吗？
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2. Also, if you really want to penny-pinch, and you don't need to be using premium fuel in your car, ditch the premium gas and use the cheaper stuff.
而且，如果你真的很吝啬的话，你也没有必要用特别好的汽油应该放弃高级油使用便宜的。
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3. The rising prices of daily necessities, including food, water, gas and electricity, are also making grads pinch every penny to make ends meet.
而包括食品、水电煤气等生活必需品的价格上涨，也使大学毕业生们不得不精打细算每一分花销，以保持收支平衡。
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4. Being frugal doesn't mean you only buy and eat the cheapest food possible, or try to penny pinch on everything you can.
做一个节俭的人不意味着你只买和吃尽可能便宜的食物，或是说在所有的方面都很吝啬。
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5. I certainly would not need to pinch every penny.
当然，我不需要去节省每个便士。
youdao
6. Or, for another example, I could say that Todd really had to pinch every penny after his boss lowered his salary.
这样你就可以省下很多钱，带我去吃法国大餐了。
youdao
7. Or, for another example, I could say that Todd really had to pinch every penny after his boss lowered his salary.
这样你就可以省下很多钱，带我去吃法国大餐了。
youdao
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