Tell your husband not to be a cheapskate. 劝劝你丈夫,叫他别那么小气。
Cheapskate: A person who does not like to spend money on people ( This is not used as a compliment) 吝啬鬼:不喜欢为别人花钱的人(贬义)
Before you take me for a cheapskate who just doesn't want to spend the money on a ring, let me explain a bit more. 在我被你们视为不愿花钱买戒指的吝啬鬼之前,请允许我多做一些解释。
Jack Benny was long associated with being a cheapskate, butchering his violin playing and lying about his age. 杰克·本尼(JackBenny)的形象长期以来就一直和守财奴联系在一起,他搞砸了自己的小提琴表演,还在年龄上撒谎。
I'm not the only penny-wise, pound-foolish cheapskate out there. 我不是世上唯一的那个在小钱上精打细算的家伙,这世上像我这样省小钱吃大亏的小气鬼比比皆是。
I love that song too but, in the wrong hands, it could really be hijacked as the cheapskate's anthem. 我也喜爱那首歌,不过假如唱的人不对,就可能真的被劫持为守财奴之歌。
I'm not surprised. he's known as a cheapskate. 我一点也不惊讶,他是有名的小气鬼。
So you say that I'm a cheapskate, do you? 你说我是个吝啬鬼,是不是?
Some would say frugal, which sounds much more positive, but in reality I can be a real cheapskate. 也许有人会说是节省,这样听上去更加积极一点。但是事实上我确实是一个小气鬼。
If you hire cheapskate builders, you'll regret it in the future. 要是你雇佣了一味省钱的施工人员,将来你会后悔的。
The sheep always say they are careful, the cheapskate always say they are scanty. 胆小鬼往往自称心细,吝啬鬼往往自称节省。
Over the years, I've come up with the cheapskate's version of a journalist's work uniform. 多年来,作为记者的我在着装方面一直是锱铢必较。
Tom is a cheapskate. I treated him a helping of roast beef, but he bought me a coke. 汤姆真小气。我请他一客牛排,但是他只请我喝可乐。
The notorious cheapskate finally decided to have a party. 一个臭名昭著的小气鬼决定举办一个聚会。
I don't understand, why they still put those cheapskate fried rice, fried noodles, curry chicken and TeowChew porridge? 我真的不明白,干嘛放那么多的炒饭,炒面,咖哩鸡和潮州粥?
Open not your door when the devil knock. It's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate. 魔鬼敲门慎莫开,开门必有灾祸来。和小气鬼一起出门吃饭真没意思。
I felt like a cheapskate, tipping the waitress only one dollar. 我觉得自己太抠门了,只给了女服务员一美元作小费。
Are you saying he's a cheapskate? 你是说他是个吝啬鬼?
My dad's such a cheapskate that he's put a lock on the telephone. 我爸爸是个极吝啬的人,他甚至给电话上了把锁。
Don't be such a cheapskate! 别当个小气鬼!
I know my son thinks I'm a cheapskate because I won't buy him a motorcycle. 我知道我的儿子我很小气,我不给他买摩托车。