penny-pinching是什么意思 penny-pinching在线中文翻译

penny-pinching 英 [ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ] 美 [ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃɪŋ]

1. 小气
   ...penny-in-the-slot 自动贩卖机 | penny-pinching 小气 | penny-wise 省小钱的...
2. 吝啬的
   ...12. Patronizing 盛气凌人的/ 以长辈身份的 | 13. Penny-pinching 吝啬的 | 14. Illiterate 没有知识的...
3. 小气,不愿花钱
   ...Water cooler chat 办公室里闲聊 | Penny Pinching 小气,不愿花钱 | Gobsmacked 瞠目结舌...

1. extreme care in spending money
   reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
   Synonym: parsimony parsimoniousness thrift

1. giving or spending with reluctance
   e.g. our cheeseparing administration
   e.g. very close (or near) with his money
   e.g. a penny-pinching miserly old man
   Synonym: cheeseparing close near skinny

penny-pinching [ˈpeniˌpintʃiŋ]