tightwad

释义

n.

吝啬鬼；小气鬼；守财奴

网络

吝啬鬼镇

词形变化

复数：tightwads

在例句中理解 16 句

1. Another thing to consider is whether he expects you to be a tightwad, too.

   另外一件需要考虑的事是他是否期望你也变成一个守财奴。

2. But growth never came. Tightwad, population 63, has eight more residents now than when the bank opened.

   吝啬鬼镇目前的居民为63人，与该银行刚开业时相比仅仅增加了8个人。

3. Two months after the Tightwad Bank opened in May 1984, an article on it appeared in The Kansas City Times. Word began to spread.

   “吝啬鬼”银行于1984年5月开张营业，仅两个月后《堪萨斯城时报》便载文对其加以肯定，于是这家银行开始声名远播。

4. And while I remain a tightwad on most things, I've become a more-liberal tipper and generally get less agitated about small expenditures.

   尽管我在大部分事情上仍很吝啬，但我给的小费更多了，通常对小的花费也不再那么斤斤计较了。

5. She's such a penny pincher . 5. He's such a tightwad. 6. Money means everything to her.

   她真是个守财奴。他真是个小气鬼。她视钱如命。

6. My normally tightwad mother would open her purse with abandon when we were traveling, and I've never quite shaken the habit.

   当我在旅行时打开钱包时，母亲的忠告就完全忘记，我的坏习惯又回来了。

7. "The nightmares for a tightwad are sushi by the piece or a taxi where you have to watch the meter running, " Loewenstein says.

   Loewenstein说：“对于一个吝啬鬼而言，噩梦可能就是看到寿司涨价或者打车的时候看到计价器在飞涨”。

8. My dad knows my apartment is very small, but he is such a tightwad that he didn't want to spend money on a hotel.

   妳那麽一间小屋子，妳爸爸妈妈带著弟弟一起来挤在这儿是不太方便喔。

9. You don't have to blow your savings, but don't be a tightwad.

   你不必吹嘘你的珍藏，但不要做吝啬鬼。

10. Respondents were rated on a 'Tightwad-Spendthrift scale' based on how each partner felt about spending money.

    根据受访者对自己支出习惯的感觉，对他们在“节俭-挥霍刻度表”上进行打分。

11. I may want to add India another wise- spender , tightwad but they opt for the best .

    我想把印度也加到明智的花钱者中，吝啬但他们选最好的。

12. Another highly-regarded book on frugality is The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn.

    另外一本受到好评的节俭书籍是完全吝啬鬼学报，作者AmyDacyczyn。

13. Europe's biggest tightwad is, in fact, France.

    欧洲最吝啬的其实是法国。

14. Maybe her tightwad attitude is her way to keep from ending up like her family.

    也许她吝啬的态度是延续了她家庭的做法。

15. If you're a tightwad, you might feel a need to loosen up and have a little fun.

    如果你花钱精打细算，可能也觉得需要放松一下，增添点乐趣。

16. Find out how to reach your long-term goals without becoming a tightwad; read 10 Simple Steps To Financial Security Before 30.

    想知道怎样达成长期投资目标而又不变成小气鬼，阅读：30岁前财务安全轻松十步。