penny-pinch
英['peniːp'ɪntʃ]
美['peniːp'ɪntʃ]
- vt.对...吝啬
详细释义
Verb:
-
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
双语例句
- Eleanor is always a penny pinch ever since she has been young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。 - Tom had a reputation as a miser who hoarded every penny he could get his hands on.
汤姆以吝啬出名，他把每一分能够到手的钱都囤积起来。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
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