skinflint

释义

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

在例句中理解 8 句

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. An old skinflint walked into a bakery.

   一个老吝啬鬼走了入面包店。

4. TRADITIONALLY, Britain has been an educational skinflint.

   英国通常在教育方面十分吝啬。

5. 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。

6. 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”。

7. A skinflint worships money.

   吝啬鬼崇拜金钱。

8. I find myself feeling like either a deep-pocketed patsy or a skinflint.

   我觉得自己好像是一个财大气粗的帕齐或者是吝啬鬼。