英:[ˈtaɪtwɒd]
美:[ˈtaɪtwɑd]
英:[ˈtaɪtwɒd]
美:[ˈtaɪtwɑd]
tight·wad
taIt wad
noun
(informal) one who is tightfisted; stingy person; miser.
"吝啬的人",1900年,来自 tight 在比喻意义上的“吝啬”的意思(1805年)+ wad(名词)。紧缩和贪婪的概念也结合在现代希腊语 sphiktos 中,意思是“贪婪的”,字面意思是“紧密的”。
The first known use of tightwad was in 1906
tigressnoun
a female tiger
tightwadnoun
a stingy person
1 Nor have you ever found a real Muscular who was a "tightwad."
2 Two, Mr. Howard makes it clear how much effort and devotion it takes to live the tightwad lifestyle; one must constantly troll dozens of Web sites for deals in every aspect of one’s life.
3 And by “secretly,” I mean I tell everyone it’s my dad’s fault I’m such a tightwad.
4 Scandalously, though, Deutsche Grammophon, going through a tightwad phase, recorded it 14 years ago not here but in Helsinki with the Finnish Radio Symphony.
5 I'm glad you're not a tightwad.
我很高兴你这么大方。
6 So Carew signed with the Angels and the Yankees maintained their imperious and often disdainful view of the Twins as backwater tightwads who didn't sufficiently appreciate the privilege of playing against the Yankees, much less for them.
7 you're always such a tightwad when charity comes calling
8 Valentine’s Day plus being too much of a tightwad to buy a gift.
9 Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!
绝对不会!他是真正的小气鬼!
10 But being more than a little bit of a tightwad I was not willing to spring for the ten bucks or so that it normally costs to acquire a Kindle book.
11 And she can leave the whole kit and caboodle to a cat home in her will if she wants to, which will probably make her tightwad brother spin in his grave.
12 He is such a tightwad, I don't think he has ever bought a new piece of furniture.
他真是太抠门了,我从来没有见过他添一件家具。
13 If you a tightwad, you might feel a need to loosen and have a little fun.
如果你花钱精打细算, 可能也觉得需要放松一下,增添点乐趣.
14 Naturally I won't ever go back, so this tightwad attitude will cost them much more than they save.
15 For example, specials are recited without prices, making diners who ask for them feel like tightwads.
16 "Tell the world that I have wed a tightwad!"
17 Find out how to reach your long-term goals without becoming a tightwad; read 10 Simple Steps to Financial Security Before 30.
想知道怎样达成长期投资目标而又不变成小气鬼,阅读:30岁前财务安全轻松十步。
18 You don't have to blow your savings, but don't be a tightwad.
你不必吹嘘你的珍藏,但不要做吝啬鬼。
19 The details of the tax returns painted Reagan as a tightwad, helping augment his public image as a crusader who would cut government spending.
20 A tightwad never picks up the check.
吝啬鬼从来不付账。
1 小气鬼
2 守财奴
moneybags muckworm bog-pocket flayflint screw Jew cheapskate miser curmudgeon hunks moneybag moneygrubber scraper skinflint churl Scrooge scrooge
3 吝啬鬼
muckworm scrapepenny save-all bog-pocket flayflint nipcheese screw stiff cheapskate scrimp curmudgeon Scrooge squeezer meanie skinflint churl pinchpenny pinchgut penny-pincher skin-flint scraper miser scrooge hunks niggard penny pincher stinge codger piker an old screw bean-counter tight-arse scunge