penny pincher

守财奴
常用释义
吝啬鬼:一个花钱很少的人;一个非常节俭或小心谨慎地花钱的人。

例句

1·She's such a penny pincher/tightwad.

她真是个守财奴/小气鬼。

2·Why is George called a penny pincher?

为什么把乔治叫吝啬鬼?

3·He spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny pincher.

他用钱太少以致开始获得吝啬鬼的恶名。

4·Tony is a penny-pincher, because he gets a good salary , but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.

托尼是个吝啬鬼,自己挣很多钱还和朋友借,而且从来都不还。

5·Well, you can't be a penny-pincher all the time.

那你也不能总是一分钱掰成两半花吧。

6·Cut out some waste and take advantage of a few overlooked deals, and you can rein in your budget without feeling like a penny-pincher.

停止浪费行为,好好利用被你忽略掉的一些东西,你就能在感觉不是很吝啬的情况下减少预算。

7·He is not only a penny-pincher, but also a very judgmental person.

他不但是位吝啬鬼,也是位喜欢自作评价者。

同义词

守财奴;小气鬼