skinflint
英 ['skɪnflɪnt]
美['skɪnflɪnt]
- n. 吝啬鬼；一毛不拔的人
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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- A skinflint worships money.
- 吝啬鬼崇拜金钱.
期刊摘选
- Her boss is a skinflint.
- 她老板是个一毛不拔的人.
期刊摘选
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.
来自辞典例句
- 2. An old skinflint walked into a bakery.
- 一个老吝啬鬼走了入面包店.
来自互联网
- 3. A skinflint worships money.
- 吝啬鬼崇拜金钱.
来自互联网
- 4. Her boss is a skinflint.
- 她老板是个一毛不拔的人.
来自互联网
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;