| 词汇 | penny-pinching |
| 释义 | penny-pinching adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/ us /ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/ unwilling to spend money: 小气的，吝啬的 I became tired of his penny-pinching friends.我厌倦了他那些吝啬鬼朋友。 Mean with money begrudge cheapskate cheeseparing chintzy frugal frugally miser miserliness miserly money grabber money-grubber money-grubbing pinchpenny scrooge skinflint stingily stinginess tight ungenerous ungenerously penny-pinching noun[ U ] uk /ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/ us /ˈpen.iˌpɪn.tʃɪŋ/ an unwillingness to spend money: Local residents have accused the council of penny-pinching. This penny-pinching has enabled the airline to slash ticket prices and still turn a profit. Volunteers and locals spoke of their sadness at the penny-pinching. This penny-pinching has become necessary because his family was rejected for a loan. His wife was going to stay home and that meant some penny-pinching for the young family. Mean with money begrudge cheapskate cheeseparing chintzy frugal frugally miser miserliness miserly money grabber money-grubber money-grubbing pinchpenny scrooge skinflint stingily stinginess tight ungenerous ungenerously penny-pinching | Business Englishpenny-pinching adjective ukus unwilling to spend money: Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources. penny-pinchingnoun[ U ] The transport system is finally receiving fresh investment after decades of government penny-pinching. Examples of penny-pinchingpenny-pinching Both subsections seem to carry meanness and penny-pinching to a totally unreasonable degree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, clause 3 represents a small change, but a mean, penny-pinching and unnecessary one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their objective seems to be simply a penny-pinching, cost-cutting sweatshop economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These all have a cost, and we should not limit our political ambitions by penny-pinching over what is, after all, a relatively modest budget. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Do we not need to get away from the penny-pinching, monetarist attitude once and for all and give the issue the priority that it deserves? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be the greatest possible shame if penny-pinching cuts in research budgets were to cause us to lose this lead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was penny-pinching of the worst sort and will cost a considerable price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we deplore the piecemeal, penny-pinching manner in which they approach it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The moment the cuts began the generosity disappeared and penny-pinching raised its ugly head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to be yet another example of penny-pinching which will affect most those individuals who need most. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that that comment was a bit mean and penny-pinching because we have given a great deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he was not here to carry out a penny-pinching exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The penny-pinching that has gone on here is highlighted by the foolishness we find in so many other aspects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not only in county courts that penny-pinching rules the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What they see is a penny-pinching attitude, driven by an accountancy approach to politics, rather than the statecraft our citizens are crying out for. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of penny-pinching 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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