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单词 penny-pinching
释义
penny-pinching
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/us
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/
unwillingtospendmoney:
吝啬的，小气的
Ibecametiredof his penny-pinchingfriends.我厌倦了他那些吝啬鬼朋友。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mean with money
  • begrudge
  • cheapskate
  • cheeseparing
  • chintzy
  • frugal
  • frugally
  • mingy
  • miser
  • miserliness
  • miserly
  • money grabber
  • money-grubber
  • parsimony
  • scrooge
  • skinflint
  • stinginess
  • stingy
  • tight
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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penny-pinching
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/us
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/
anunwillingnesstospendmoney:
Localresidentshaveaccusedthecouncilof penny-pinching.
This penny-pinching hasenabledtheairlinetoslashticketpricesand stillturnaprofit.
More examples
  • Volunteers andlocalsspokeoftheirsadnessat the penny-pinching.
  • This penny-pinching hasbecomenecessarybecause hisfamilywasrejectedfor aloan.
  • Hiswifewas going tostayhomeand thatmeantsome penny-pinching for theyoungfamily.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mean with money
  • begrudge
  • cheapskate
  • cheeseparing
  • chintzy
  • frugal
  • frugally
  • mingy
  • miser
  • miserliness
  • miserly
  • money grabber
  • money-grubber
  • parsimony
  • scrooge
  • skinflint
  • stinginess
  • stingy
  • tight
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
See more results »
(Definition ofpenny-pinchingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
penny-pinching
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/us
/ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/
unwillingtospendmoney
吝啬的，小气的
Ibecametiredof his penny-pinchingfriends.我厌倦了他那些吝啬鬼朋友。

penny-pinching| Business English

penny-pinching
adjective
uk
us
unwillingtospendmoney:
Workersdecidedto take astandagainst management's penny-pinchingapproachtoresources.

penny-pinching

noun[U]
Thetransportsystemisfinallyreceivingfreshinvestmentafterdecadesofgovernmentpenny-pinching.
(Definition ofpenny-pinchingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpenny-pinching

penny-pinching
Both subsections seem to carry meanness andpenny-pinchingto a totally unreasonable degree.
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Again, clause 3 represents a small change, but a mean,penny-pinchingand unnecessary one.
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Their objective seems to be simply apenny-pinching, cost-cutting sweatshop economy.
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These all have a cost, and we should not limit our political ambitions bypenny-pinchingover what is, after all, a relatively modest budget.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Do we not need to get away from thepenny-pinching, monetarist attitude once and for all and give the issue the priority that it deserves?
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It would be the greatest possible shame ifpenny-pinchingcuts in research budgets were to cause us to lose this lead.
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It waspenny-pinchingof the worst sort and will cost a considerable price.
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However, we deplore the piecemeal,penny-pinchingmanner in which they approach it.
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The moment the cuts began the generosity disappeared andpenny-pinchingraised its ugly head.
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That seems to be yet another example ofpenny-pinchingwhich will affect most those individuals who need most.
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I thought that that comment was a bit mean andpenny-pinchingbecause we have given a great deal.
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I hope that he was not here to carry out apenny-pinchingexercise.
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Thepenny-pinchingthat has gone on here is highlighted by the foolishness we find in so many other aspects.
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It is not only in county courts thatpenny-pinchingrules the day.
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What they see is apenny-pinchingattitude, driven by an accountancy approach to politics, rather than the statecraft our citizens are crying out for.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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