| 释义 |
penny-pinchingˈpenny-ˌpinching adjective   - a penny-pinching husband
- His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.
- She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways.
- Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities.
- And why be so penny-pinching in the matter of service, leaving poor Agnes and Adam Diggory overburdened with their load?
- We are frail, penny-pinching, well-bundled and preoccupied with our small concerns.
not generous► stingy also miserly not generous, especially in small ways, when you could easily afford to be generous: · They are rich, but they are terribly stingy.· A hard, miserly woman, she left her daughters emotionally damaged.stingy with: · I don't know why they were so stingy with the drinks -- they have plenty of money. ► mean British someone who is mean does not like spending money or sharing what they have with other people: · He's so mean, he won't even buy his wife a birthday present.mean with: · Marsha has always been mean with her money. ► tight/tight-fisted spoken informal someone who is tight or tight-fisted is not at all generous and tries hard to avoid spending money: · "I don't think I'll bother getting them a present." "Don't be so tight!"· Don't even ask Dad. You know how tight-fisted he is about these kinds of things.· a tight-fisted bosstight with money: · Even as a young man, Paul was notoriously tight with his money. ► penny-pinching spending very little, or always spending less than is needed, often because you do not have very much money: · His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.· She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways.· Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities. unwilling to spend or give money → mean:  penny-pinching governments—penny pinching noun [uncountable] |