Scrooge noun
plural Scrooges or scrooges
plural Scrooges or scrooges
Learner's definition of SCROOGE
[count] informal
: a selfish and unfriendly person who is not willing to spend or give away money吝啬鬼；守财奴 —
usually singular通常用单数 ◊ Scrooge is from the name of Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in the story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.*Scrooge源自查尔斯·狄更斯小说《圣诞颂歌》中极其吝啬的主人公埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇(Ebenezer Scrooge)。