penny-pinching

n. 小气, 吝啬
adj. 小气的, 吝啬的

n.

小气

a.

小气的

penny-pinching

词义辨析：

同义参见:

abstinence

thrift

penny-pinchingn.,adj.1.■penny-pinch的变形

1. unwilling to spend or share money; miserly; mean
   吝啬的，小气的
   

1. [mass noun]unwillingness to spend or share money
   吝啬，小气
   

penny-pinching

名词 penny-pinching:

extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

同义词：parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift

动词 penny-pinch:

spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

同义词：penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime

形容词 penny-pinching:

giving or spending with reluctance

同义词：cheeseparing, close, near, skinny

penny-pinching