tightwad

英 [ˈtaɪtwɒd] 美 [ˈtaɪtwɑːd]

n.  吝啬鬼; 小气鬼; 守财奴

COCA.35599



双语例句

  1. If you're a tightwad, you might feel a need to loosen up and have a little fun.
    你花钱精打细算,也觉得需要放松一下,增添点乐趣。
  2. You can never make a tightwad spend his money freely.
    你不可能动到他的钱,因为他很小气。
  3. 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。
  4. Absolutely not! He's a ture tightwad!
    绝对不会!他是真正的小气鬼!
  5. Although she has said nothing about it to me, I understand that she has been talking loosely about it within the company to other PAS and members of my team, accusing me of being a "tightwad" and so on.
    尽管她没跟我说什么,但我知道,她随随便便地把此事透露给了其它私人助理和我的团队成员,指责我是个“吝啬鬼”,如此等等。
  6. Mr.B refuses to part with a dime, unless it is for himself; he has always been a tightwad.
    先生除为自己外,不肯花一毛钱;他总是小气兮兮。

英英释义

noun

  1. a miserly person

      Synonym:    cheapskate