penny-pinching

英 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ]

adj.  吝啬的; 悭吝的; 小气的

牛津词典

adj.

• 吝啬的；悭吝的；小气的
  unwilling to spend money

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 小气；吝啬
  Penny-pinchingis the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible.
  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。
• ADJ 小气的；吝啬的
  Penny-pinchingpeople spend as little money as possible.
  1. ...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.
     心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者

英英释义

noun

• extreme care in spending money
  Synonym:parsimonyparsimoniousnessthrift

adj

• giving or spending with reluctance
  1. our cheeseparing administration
  2. very close (or near) with his money
  3. a penny-pinching miserly old man
  Synonym:cheeseparingclosenearskinny

双语例句

• She muttered something to herself about penny-pinching miserly old men.
  她喃喃自语地抱怨那些小气的老守财奴。
• We must strike a balance between reckless spending and penny-pinching.
  我们必须在挥霍和吝啬之间找到平衡点。
• And life insurers struggle to sell policies when people are penny-pinching.
  而对寿险公司而言，当人们变得吝啬的时候，销售保单就需要几经努力了。
• 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，而不是在短期支出上哗众取宠，一分一分地抠从而使经济遭受损失。
• I sympathise with your plight, being a penny-pinching wine duffer myself.
  我对你的处境深感同情，因为我本人也是一个锱铢必较的酒盲。
• Local residents have accused the Council of penny-pinching.
  当地居民指责市政委员会吝啬。
• In "The Good Bargain" a Jewish man is likewise portrayed as a penny-pinching swindler.
  在《好交易》中，一个犹太男人被描绘为守财吝啬的骗子。
• 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！
• 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。
• The stocks of several large tech companies have had a rough time in recent years, thanks to the penny-pinching in it budgets.
  由于各大公司缩减IT预算，许多大型科技公司的股票在近几年表现不佳。