penny-pinch

英 ['peniːp'ɪntʃ] 美 ['peniːp'ɪntʃ]

• vt. 对 ... 吝啬

英英释义

Verb:

1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. 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。
2. 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• nickel-and-dime 拥有或支付仅一小笔钱的...