单词 | 一毛不拔 |
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〔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〔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〔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 |
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