penny-pinching

含义

unwilling to spend money

舍不得花钱的.

例句

1. 1The penny-pinching owner refused to replace the broken kettle despite record profits.
2. 2His penny-pinching meant staff had to bring their own pens.
3. 3Despite being wealthy, our penny-pinching host would not provide even a cup of tea.
4. 4Our penny-pinching landlord kept the heating off despite having plenty of money.
5. 5The penny-pinching manager refused to buy pens, although the company had ample funds.

语法

可作名词前的形容词，也可作不可数名词。复合词保留连字符。

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