penny-pincher如何读

英:['peni:p'ɪntʃə]

美:['penip'ɪntʃə]

penny-pincher是什么意思

  • n.十分吝啬的人;一分钱也不舍得花的人

penny-pincher英英释义

noun

frugality, parsimony

noun

frugality, parsimony

penny-pincher词源英文解释

The first known use of penny-pinching was in 1935

penny-pincher 例句

1 they'll have to practice some penny-pinching if they want to save for a house

2 reusing your tea bags is perhaps taking penny-pinching too far

3 However, recent reports indicate that the bakery-café chain might be cutting corners in the name of efficiency and penny-pinching.

4 But even those major cost-cutting moves weren’t enough to keep Musk from turning to penny-pinching.

5 Schwartz also specifically cited Sullivan’s Crossing in noting that acquiring the show wasn’t any cheaper than licensing a new series from a third-party studio as a way of pushing back at the notion that The CW was penny-pinching.

6 In the face of its struggling gaming business, and penny-pinching around AI endeavors at corporations, experts remain cautiously optimistic.

7 There’s a simple motivation behind this penny-pinching: Parent company Alphabet is under pressure.

8 He's such a penny pincher.

他真是个守财奴.

9 Mr. Wang is a real penny - pincher.

王先生是花钱节俭的人.

10 Like so many other men of means, John was a penny pincher.

约翰和其他许多小气鬼一样是个吝啬的家伙.

11 Known as a penny - pincher, John hardly invites his friends to dinner.

John是位知名的吝啬鬼, 很难请他朋友吃顿饭.

12 He penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常“节省”.

13 She spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny pincher.

他用钱太少以致开始获得吝啬鬼的恶名.

14 He is a penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常节省.

15 Bill is such a penny pincher . He never gives a cent to charity.

比尔是个吝啬鬼, 从未为慈善事业捐过一分钱.

16 Kevin: That will be the day ! My boss is such a notorious penny pincher.

凯文: 那是不可能的. 我的老?可是出了名的小气鬼.

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