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

• But Mr Johnson said 2012 would not be "some kind of mean-spirited, penny-pinching Games".
  但约翰逊表示，2012年奥运会不会成为“小气、寒酸的奥运会”。
• 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。
• This danger does not justify penny-pinching now: that could merely prompt a bigger collapse in economic activity and even larger deficits.
  高赤字风险并不说明节俭的政策就合理：那只会使经济更加崩溃，赤字甚至会更高。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Local residents have accused the Council of penny-pinching.
  当地居民指责市政委员会吝啬。
• 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。
• Penny-pinching chefs cook with waste oil from fryers and sewers, a toxic ingredient known as gutter oil that generally goes unnoticed until diners get sick.
  吝啬的厨师会用从油炸锅及下水道中回收的废油做菜，而这种名为地沟油的有毒原料通常不会被注意到，直到食用者患病。