penny-pinching
常考释义
1.吝啬的;悭吝的;小气的unwilling to spend money
She was also taken aback by his intense jealousy and the imbalance between his tight penny-pinching and extravagant spending.
她也感到吃惊,他强烈的嫉妒和不平衡之间的紧张节俭和奢侈消费。
Penny-pinching at a time like this isn't just cruel; it endangers the nation's future.
开支减少一次,就像这次,并不痛苦,但这将危及美国的未来。
If you don't have to be frugal, you probably let some of your penny-pinching strategies slide.
如果您不必过节俭的生活,您可能就会错过一些节约的方法。
Japanese firms have tried to be as penny-pinching on pay in their foreign operations as they have at home.
日本公司努力在国外运营中像其在国内一样对工资斤斤计较。
If it works, the system will help employees avoid a penny-pinching retirement.
如果其奏效,这个制度将帮助雇员避免拮据的退休生活。
Everyone is going to share the cost of public Wi-Fi because the penny-pinching public will gravitate to places that offer "free" Wi-Fi.
人人都在准备分享公共Wi-Fi节约成本,因为小气的公众将会被吸引到能提供“免费”Wi-Fi的各个场所。
Eisenhower disagreed with every fiber of his penny-pinching Midwestern being .
出生于美国中西部,力行节省的艾森豪威尔对此颇有异议。
Any engagement is set as low as possible: temporary staffing, outsourced work, everything is in penny-pinching mode.
任何预算都是越低越好:临时工、外包工作,任何事情都被精打细算。
This danger does not justify penny-pinching now: that could merely prompt a bigger collapse in economic activity and even larger deficits.
高赤字风险并不说明节俭的政策就合理:那只会使经济更加崩溃,赤字甚至会更高。
Europe next year holds the prospect of depressed living standards, rising unemployment and penny-pinching public services.
明年,欧洲的生活水准会下降,失业率会提高,公共服务开支也会捉襟见肘。
And penny-pinching at the expense of the unemployed is cruel as well as misguided.
而在失业费用上的小气吝啬则会像带错路一样致命。
I sympathise with your plight, being a penny-pinching wine duffer myself.
我对你的处境深感同情,因为我本人也是一个锱铢必较的酒盲。
"Penny pinching, ruthless, suspicious shoppers"
“小气、无情、疑虑重重的购物者”
100 shops are designed to appeal to a growing population of penny-pinching housewives and senior citizens.
这些百元店意在吸引越来越多精打细算的家庭主妇和老年人。
But Vegas is suffering - visitor numbers have fallen as penny-pinching gamblers stay away.
但是拉斯维加斯正处于困境,因为囊中羞涩的赌徒不再光顾,此地旅客人数锐减。
That's one penny- pinching decision I wish I could take back.
我真希望能收回这个拣了芝麻、丢了西瓜的决定。
'don't be so penny-pinching! it won't cost that much! '
别那么小气了,这花不了多少钱的!
But Nischan says the penny-pinching has actually helped his Connecticut restaurant, Dressing Room.
但是奈斯陈说,正是这些“吝啬的”人实际上帮了康涅狄格的“更衣间”餐厅。
Penny - pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.
小气的房东在房客的取暖和热水供应上进行克扣。
And life insurers struggle to sell policies when people are penny-pinching.
而对寿险公司而言,当人们变得吝啬的时候,销售保单就需要几经努力了。
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