网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 penny-pinching
释义
  • penny-pinching

    • 英?[?peni?pint?i?]
    • 美?[?p?ni?p?nt???]

    释义

    • adj.
      一毛不拔的,吝啬的,小气的
  • 实用场景例句

    • 全部

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典

    ...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.

    心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者

    柯林斯高阶英语词典

    The Purse of Penny Pinching now correctly reduces the cost of troops when purchasing them.

    吝啬鬼钱包能正确地减少兵种的招募费用.

    期刊摘选

  • 真题例句

    • 全部
    • 四级

    Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.

    2017年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

  • 英英释义

    Noun

    • 1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

    Adjective

    • 1. giving or spending with reluctance;

      "our cheeseparing administration"

      "very close (or near) with his money"

      "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

  • 同义词

    abstinencethrift

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含4367426条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2024 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/26 8:19:21