| 单词 | skinflint |
| 释义 | skinflint noun[C] informaldisapprovinguk/ˈskɪn.flɪnt/us/ˈskɪn.flɪnt/apersonwho isunwillingtospendmoney: 吝啬鬼，一毛不拔的人，铁公鸡He's arealskinflint.他是个真正的吝啬鬼。 Synonyms cheapskateinformaldisapproving miserdisapproving scroogedisapproving tightwadUSslangdisapproving Mean with money
Examplesofskinflintskinflint They justifyskinflintemployers and clapped out machinery and plant, which is what has been going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are you such skinflints that you say he should not ask them to have a meal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been called skinflints who are always trying to reduce taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man gives little away because he has nothingg at all to give away, can he be called askinflint? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is precisely those families whose health is being hit by theseskinflintcharges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A system of relying on a fixed contract sum creates an incentive toskinflint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has a very small staff and works on askinflintbudget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When an individual is parsimonious and niggardly in his approach to the people who stand in need, he is described as askinflint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is this demoralising,skinflintdole, that barely keeps life in the bodies of our common people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that manyskinflintemployers are using youngsters as cheap labour? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not good enough to adopt this miserableskinflintapproach that will prevent women from getting what is just and fair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rochester's comic element was to get the better of his vain,skinflintboss. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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