skinflint
英 ['sk?nfl?nt]
美['sk?nfl?nt]
- n. 吝嗇鬼；一毛不拔的人
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?skinflints;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Our team leader isn't a petty skinflint, he's a Communist.
- 咱組長不是小氣鬼, 人家是共產(chǎn)黨員.
來自辭典例句
- 2. An old skinflint walked into a bakery.
- 一個老吝嗇鬼走了入面包店.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. A skinflint worships money.
- 吝嗇鬼崇拜金錢.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Her boss is a skinflint.
- 她老板是個一毛不拔的人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)