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例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔SPEND MONEY OR TIME|花钱/时间〕He was known to have made a fortune on the stock market, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted. 都说他在股市上发了财,然而却是尽人皆知一毛不拔的人。朗文写作活用〔a drop in the bucket〕They need to raise thousands of dollars for this project, so our 20-dollar donation is just a drop in the bucket.他们需要为这个项目筹集成千上万美元,我们的20美元捐款只是九牛一毛。韦氏高阶〔balance〕We must strike a balance between reckless spending and penny-pinching (= try to have something between these two things).我们必须合理开支,既不肆意挥霍,也不要一毛不拔。剑桥高阶〔chickenfeed〕They're losing $200,000 on this deal, but that's chickenfeed to/for a company with yearly profits of $25 million.他们在这次交易中将损失20万美元,不过对于一个年利润有2500万美元的公司来说,那不过是九牛一毛。剑桥高阶〔dime〕I have not taken one dime of his money.我没拿他一毛钱。麦克米伦高阶〔irked〕I must admit it irks me to see this guy get all this free publicity.我必须承认,看到这个家伙不费一分一毛就这样大出风头,我心里就来气。柯林斯高阶〔non-existent〕You'll take everything you're offered yet your own generosity is virtually non-existent.你倒是来者不拒,照单全收,可你自己实际上却一毛不拔。柯林斯高阶〔ocean〕His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.与广播的真正成本相比, 他的酬劳不过是九牛一毛。外研社新世纪〔ocean〕His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.同播出的实际开支相比较,他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。柯林斯高阶〔penny〕He never gave us a penny.他一毛不拔。麦克米伦高阶〔skinflint〕She is a penny-pinching skinflint.她是个一毛不拔的吝啬鬼。韦氏高阶He was too mean to put any money in the charity collection.他太吝啬了,对慈善募捐一毛不拔。剑桥国际The accounts department has been niggling me for ten cents which I owe them.会计部门对我欠他们的一毛钱都斤斤计较。剑桥国际 |
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