skinflint

skinflint

美 [ˈskɪnˌflɪnt] 　英 ['skɪn.flɪnt]

• n.吝啬鬼；铁公鸡
• 网络小气鬼；守财奴；吝啬的人

词形变化

复数：skinflints  

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈美〉小气鬼,吝啬鬼

英英解释

n.	1. someone who does not like to spend or give money

例句

Then he wrote to a skinflint relative begging her to let him have 500 rubles , too, at whatever interest she wanted .

然后他写信给她这么吝啬让他有相对乞讨500卢布，也她要在什么兴趣。

"How much will that cost? " inquired the skinflint.

“那得花多少钱？”小气鬼问医生。

Despite this record, the media tends to cast Gates as a fiscal skinflint fighting for the taxpayer.

除了这样的说法外，媒体把盖茨描绘成一个与税收抗争的小气鬼。

An old skinflint walked into a bakery.

一个老吝啬鬼走了入面包店。

TRADITIONALLY, Britain has been an educational skinflint.

英国通常在教育方面十分吝啬。

Her boss is a skinflint. 9. She never wants to splash the cash.

他很吝啬。她老板是个一毛不拔的人。她出手从不大方。

There are some who may call you a " skinflint " because you seem too careful with your money.

由于你花钱似乎过于谨慎。有些人也许会叫你“刮皮鬼”。

BDDD DBBD Her boss is a skinflint.

她嗜钱如命。

He is a skinflint.

他是个一毛不拔的人。