pinch pennies

pinch pennies

美 　英

• na.节俭
• 网络分斤掰两；精打细算；吝啬

英汉解释

na.

1. 吝啬,节俭

英英解释

na.	1. to try not to spend much money

例句

We 'll have to spend money when necessary . Don't try to pinch pennies all the time.

该花钱时我们还是得花。别总是精打细算。

But for those looking to pinch pennies, Asia was also home to the most-affordable city of the 214: Karachi, Pakistan, ranked dead last.

不过，对于那些想省钱的人来说，亚洲也是214个城市中最便宜的城市所在地：巴基斯坦的卡拉奇无可置疑地排在最后一位。

Training Halls do not come cheap but in matters of life and death one does not want to pinch pennies.

训练大厅可不便宜，但是在生死问题上我们可不想节省。

It makes sense: without TARP funds to worry about, Goldman doesn't have to pinch pennies excessively or prepare itself for 90% bonus taxes.

这样做的目的是：如果不用担心问题资产救助计划资金，高盛就不必过于节俭，或是准备缴纳90%的奖金税了。

Live on the cheap. Pinch pennies. Freedom from monetary stress means freedom in your art.

节俭度日、精打细算。摆脱了金钱的压力意味着艺术上的自由。

In the West, the elderly pinch pennies, but Japan's seniors pay extra.

在西方，老年人精打细算，但日本老年人不介意多花钱。

pinch pennies with our upcoming party.

我们决定不为即将到来的聚会省钱。

In private, they pinch pennies.

私底下他们省吃俭用。

pinch pennies when we were strapped for cash.

当我们现金紧张的时候，我们学会了精打细算。

I live on pinch pennies every month in order to dress up myself and participate in some activities then left very little.

我在一家外贸公司工作，工资不高。每个月都得精打细算，买衣服以及参加些聚会后所剩无几。

We need to pinch pennies these days.

我们现在需要省吃俭用了。

We must pinch pennies to make ends meet.

我们一定要精打细算，以求收支平衡。