penny-pinching
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adj.
一毛不拔的，吝啬的，小气的；
英英释义
penny-pinching[ 'peni,pintʃiŋ ]
n.extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
同义词：parsimonyparsimoniousnessthrift
adj.giving or spending with reluctance
"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
同义词：cheeseparingclosenearskinny
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
Some of my relatives were penny pinchers.
我的一些亲戚真是小气。
Eleanor has been always a penny pincher ever since she was 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。
用作形容词(adj.)
Eleanor has been always a penny pincher ever since she was young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。
权威例句
Penny-pinchingPenny-Pinching
Too 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
5 Penny-pinching Sins to Avoid
Tee on kitsas – is ‘tea bitter’ or are ‘you penny-pinching’? Finnish students comprehending Estonian
TRC in penny-pinching mode in final years of mandate
Tough love as penny-pinching of budget cut ideas outlined
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。
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2. Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者们会从折扣店里选择更加廉价的产品，比如Aldi和Lidl，而不是其他奢侈的店铺。
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3. 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！
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4. But I was not because of penny-pinching, it is because the body can not draw.
可我不是因为囊中羞涩，就是因为抽不了身。
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5. If you say someone is penny-pinching, you mean that they don't want to spend money on things.
Penny pinching的意思啊，就是说一个人特别小气，不愿意花钱。
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6. But Vegas is suffering - visitor Numbers have fallen as penny-pinching gamblers stay away.
但是拉斯维加斯正处于困境，因为囊中羞涩的赌徒不再光顾，此地旅客人数锐减。
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7. What's more, the penny-pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.
更要紧的是，这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋。
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8. I don't like to spend money on useless things. Some of my friends say I am penny-pinching.
我不喜欢花钱买无用的东西，有的朋友说我小气。
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9. Japanese firms have tried to be as penny-pinching on pay in their foreign operations as they have at home.
日本企业在外国试图像它们在国内那样小气。
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10. This danger does not justify penny-pinching now: that could merely prompt a bigger collapse in economic activity and even larger deficits.
高赤字风险并不说明节俭的政策就合理：那只会使经济更加崩溃，赤字甚至会更高。
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11. 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，而不是在短期开支上哗众取宠，锱铢必较，从而使经济遭受损失。
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12. Scrooge McDuck, the " penny-pinching poultry" with a fortune in gold coins whose estimated worth is $44.1 billion, headed the list of Forbes' "Fictional 15" wealthiest imaginary characters.
贪婪的老鸭、吸血鬼以及早熟的孩子等虚拟人物纷纷上榜。 “守财奴”史高治•麦克老鸭（译者注：迪斯尼动画中唐老鸭的舅舅）在《福布斯》15位最富有虚拟人物榜中高居榜首，它囤积了估价达441亿美元的金币。
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13. It's hard to stay upbeat when your penny-pinching bosses are counting paper clips and coffee grains, but here's some good news: workplace discontent may just be a vast, untapped source of creativity.
在看到的抠门的老板斤斤计较着办公用品和咖啡粉的开销时，你肯定心里很是不爽。可是，这个时候，也有些好事情出现：办公室里的不满情绪也正在是一种巨大的，难以压抑的创造力之源。
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14. Penny pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者会选择Aldi和Lidl 等折扣店的廉价产品，而不是奢侈品。
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15. Women dislike what they perceive to be the men's insecurity, fear of failure, penny pinching, inferiority complexes, and prioritization of his extended family over his own wife and kids.
女性们不喜欢凤凰男的不安全感，害怕失败，吝啬。自卑以及优先考虑自己的大家庭而不是自己的妻儿。
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16. Women dislike what they perceive to be the men's insecurity, fear of failure, penny pinching, inferiority complexes, and prioritization of his extended family over his own wife and kids.
女性们不喜欢凤凰男的不安全感，害怕失败，吝啬。自卑以及优先考虑自己的大家庭而不是自己的妻儿。
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