stingy niggardly miserly mean skimpy chinchy close-fisted mingy parsimony be mean and stingy
This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.
这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。
—— 柯林斯例句Don´t be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
别这么吝啬布料,不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。
—— 柯林斯例句His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.
他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
—— 给力词典精选A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny , famous for his parsimony.
有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。
—— 给力词典精选Eleanor is always a penny - pinch ever since she has been young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。
—— 给力词典精选