tightwad
发音
英 [ˈtaɪtwɒd]
美 [ˈtaɪtwɑd]
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- n.
- 吝啬鬼
单词词源
tightwad 吝啬鬼
tight,拉紧的，手握紧的，wad,沓，俚语义钱。
双语例句
- 1. As for the tightwad label , we 're not so sure .
- 至于“吝啬鬼”标签，我们不太确定。
- 2. Two , mr. howard makes it clear how much effort and devotion it takes to live the tightwad lifestyle ; one must constantly troll dozens of web sites for deals in every aspect of one 's life .
- 二是他清楚守财奴般的生活方式要花很多精力和时间，每一方面都要不断的看许多网站。
- 3. " The nightmares for a tightwad are sushi by the piece or a taxi where you have to watch the meter running , " loewenstein says .
- loewenstein说：“对于一个吝啬鬼而言，噩梦可能就是看到寿司涨价或者打车的时候看到计价器在飞涨”。
- 4. I know I should let this go , but I don 't like being lied to and she 's such a tightwad .
- 我知道我应该让它过去，但我不喜欢被欺骗，而且她又是这样一个吝啬鬼。
- 5. Which means that your pa is flattering you by branding you a tightwad , when the reality is worse than that : you are a cheat and a thief .
- 这意味着，你的私人助理把你称作吝啬鬼，简直是一种奉承事实比这还要糟糕：你是一个骗子，一个贼。