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skinflint

英 ['skɪnflɪnt] 美['skɪnflɪnt]

n. 吝啬鬼；一毛不拔的人

GRE

英英释义

1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

实用场景例句

An old skinflint walked into a bakery.: 一个老吝啬鬼走了入面包店.

Our team leader isn't a petty skinflint, he's a Communist.: 咱组长不是小气鬼, 人家是共产党员.

A skinflint worships money.: 吝啬鬼崇拜金钱.

Her boss is a skinflint.: 她老板是个一毛不拔的人.

双语例句

1. Our team leader isn't a petty skinflint, he's a Communist.: 咱组长不是小气鬼, 人家是共产党员.

2. An old skinflint walked into a bakery.: 一个老吝啬鬼走了入面包店.

3. A skinflint worships money.: 吝啬鬼崇拜金钱.

4. Her boss is a skinflint.: 她老板是个一毛不拔的人.

英文词源

skinflint (n.): "miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin (v.) + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s.

词态变化

复数: skinflints;