单词 | penny-pinching |
释义 | penny-pinching From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpenny-pinchingˈpenny-ˌpinching adjectiveGENEROUSunwilling to spend or give money → mean penny-pinching governments —penny pinching noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuspenny-pinching• His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching.• a penny-pinching husband• And why be so penny-pinching in the matter of service, leaving poor Agnes and Adam Diggory overburdened with their load?• Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities.• She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways.• We are frail, penny-pinching, well-bundled and preoccupied with our small concerns. |
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