| 词组 | STINGY |
| 释义 | cheapskate n. a miserly person; a very cheap person.A 5 percent tip! What a cheapskate!I don't think of myself as a cheapskate, but I do try to watch my cash flow. chintzy mod. stingy; miserly.The chintzy guy left me no tip!Don't be chintzy. Give the man a dollar for a cup of coffee. money grubber n. a stingy person.Why is he such a money grubber? Is he going to take it with him?The boss is such a money grubber. He still has his first paper clip. penny-pincher n. someone who is very miserly; someone who objects to the expenditure of every penny.If you weren't such a penny-pincher, you'd have some decent clothes.Let's elect some penny-pinchers to Congress. piker n. a miser; a cheapskate. (Also a term of address.)You cheap little piker! Beat it!A 5 percent tip? You piker! scrooge n. a stingy person; a pennypincher. (From the character in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.)Ask scrooge over there if you can borrow a quarter to call the cops.Don't be such a scrooge! All I want is a buck! tight mod. stingy.She's really tight with her cash.You're just too tight. Gimme a fiver, Dad, come on. tightwad n. a stingy person; a miser.There's no need to be such a tightwad.My dad's a tightwad. |
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