英 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ] 美 [ˈpeni pɪntʃɪŋ]
adj. 小气的，吝啬的
n. 小气
v. 对……吝啬（penny-pinch 的 ing 形式）
penny-pinching //
不可数名词 Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. 小气; 吝啬
Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
形容词 Penny-pinching people spend as little money as possible. 小气的; 吝啬的
...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.
...心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者。
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
同义词： parsimony / parsimoniousness / thrift
giving or spending with reluctance
a penny-pinching miserly old man
同义词： cheeseparing / close / near / skinny
... precocious 能力或行为早熟的 penny-pinching 小气的，吝啬的 accrue 积累，获得 ...
... pass by 放弃；错过；拒绝机会 penny-pinching 吝啬的 play off （尤指为渔利而）使相斗；使出丑；把...假装 ...
... 节点 nnode 节俭 nthrifty; penny-pinching 节目 nprogram; item (on a program) ...
... precocious 能力或行为早熟的 penny-pinching 小气的，吝啬的 accrue 积累，获得 ...
小气的，吝啬的
cheap / tight / closefisted
小气
Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者们会从折扣店里选择更加廉价的产品，比如 Aldi 和 Lidl，而不是其他奢侈的店铺。
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。
So far, at least, Packard has been able to convert them to his gospel of self-reliance and penny-pinching.
And you can go to his website where he documents his penny-pinching gardening tips at cheapvegetablegardener.com.
Penny-pinching has not improved returns as revenues faltered, and investors have watched value languish.
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