penny-pinching

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony; extreme economy. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted
    — If there is an overall lesson, it is that train quality should be seen as part of the battle against climate change, with penny-pinching specifications robustly opposed as a false economy.

词形变化

more penny-pinching comparative most penny-pinching superlative pennypinching alternative penny-pinchings plural pennypinching alternative

词源

词源 1
From pinchpenny.
词源 2
From pinchpenny.
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