skinflint

/ˈskɪnflɪnt/

Meanings

noun

吝啬鬼，守财奴。

One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.

Examples :

"My grandfather is a skinflint; he refuses to turn on the air conditioning, even on the hottest days. "

我爷爷是个吝啬鬼，就算在最热的天气里，他也不肯开空调。

Related Words

cautious adjective

/ˈkɔːʃəs/

小心，谨慎。

"He took a few cautious steps toward the cave."

他小心翼翼地朝洞穴走了几步。

conditioning verb

/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

适应，使适应。

"I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego."

我逐渐适应了圣地亚哥没有四季变化的生活。

hottest adjective

/ˈhɑtəst/ /ˈhɒtɪst/

最热，滚烫。

"He forgot that the frying pan was hot and burned his hand."

他忘了煎锅很烫，结果烫伤了手。

turn verb

/tɜːn/ /tɝn/

转弯，拐弯。

"The dog turned sharply to chase a squirrel. "

狗猛地一转弯，去追一只松鼠。

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

stingy adjective

/ˈstɪndʒi/ /ˈstɪŋi/

吝啬，小气。

"My brother is very stingy with his snacks; he only shares a tiny piece with me. "

我弟弟对他的零食非常吝啬，只肯分给我一小丁点儿。

refuses verb

/rɪˈfjuːzɪz/ /rɪˈfjuːsɪz/

拒绝，谢绝

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

我的加薪请求被拒绝了。

tightwad noun

/ˈtaɪtˌwɑd/ /ˈtaɪˌtwɑd/

吝啬鬼，守财奴

"That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas."

那个吝啬鬼为了省几分钱的汽油，都要开车跑十几英里。

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

过度地，过分地.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

那份申请表过于复杂了。

miser noun

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

守财奴，吝啬鬼。

"Old Mr. Peterson was known as a miser because he never bought new clothes and always ate the cheapest food, even though he was very wealthy. "

老彼得森先生被认为是个守财奴/吝啬鬼，因为他明明很有钱，却从来不买新衣服，总是吃最便宜的食物。

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)