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scrooge
noun[ C ]
uk /skruːdʒ/ us /skruːdʒ/
disapproving
someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous: 吝啬鬼，守财奴
He's a mean old scrooge!他是个老吝啬鬼！
Scrooge is a character who hates spending money but learns how to be generous, in the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.吝啬鬼，守财奴（Scrooge是查尔斯·狄更斯《圣诞颂歌》一书中的角色）
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cheapskate
cheeseparing
chintzy
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miser
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miserly
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money-grubber
money-grubbing
penuriously
pinchpenny
skinflint
stingily
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tight
ungenerous
ungenerously
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