skinflint
名词
英 ['skɪnflɪnt] 美 ['skɪnflɪnt]
基本释义
n.吝啬鬼
词根词缀
词根
skin
皮
+
词根
flint
燧石（引申为吝啬）
skin + flint = skinflint
网络释义
吝啬鬼；守财奴
Wiktionary英语原文词典
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1. He's such a skinflint that he never treats anyone to dinner.
他是个吝啬鬼，从不请人吃饭。
2. My boss is known as a skinflint because he never gives us bonuses.
我的老板因为从不给我们发奖金而被称为吝啬鬼。
实用场景例句
商务邮件
The client acted like a skinflint during the budget negotiations.
这位客户在预算谈判中表现得像个吝啬鬼。
学术写作
Historical accounts often portray the industrialist as a ruthless skinflint.
历史记载常将这位实业家描绘成一个冷酷无情的吝啬鬼。
旅游出行
Traveling with a skinflint means we'll be staying in the cheapest hostels.
和吝啬鬼一起旅行意味着我们将住在最便宜的青年旅社。
日常对话
Don't expect him to pay for dinner; he's a total skinflint.
别指望他付晚餐的钱；他是个十足的吝啬鬼。
社交媒体
My boss is such a skinflint, he won't even buy coffee for the office. 😤
我老板真是个吝啬鬼，他甚至连办公室的咖啡都不肯买。😤
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