Mr. Higginbotham was too thrifty to keep a servant when his wife could do the work.

Don't get me wrong. I just meant to say that he is very thrifty.

别误会, 我的意思是说他很节俭.

She is a very thrifty housewife.

他是个很节俭的主妇.

Whereas many Americans are reasonably thrifty, the wealthiest group spends more than it earns.

大多数美国人都相当节俭, 而最富有的那群人花得却比他们挣得还多.

Except for smoking and drinking. he a thrifty man.

除了抽烟.喝酒. 他是个生活节俭的人.

But hard times also encouraged smokers to be more thrifty.

但是,困难的时候还鼓励吸烟者更节俭.

My mother taught me to be thrifty.

我妈妈教我生活要节俭。

German consumers stayed thrifty as consumers from San Sebasti á n to San Francisco binged on debt.

圣赛瓦斯蒂安人和旧金山人在负债挥霍,德国人却依旧节衣缩食.

His speech caused a thrill among the audience.

他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋.

The children will thrill at all their favourite characters.

孩子们看到所有那些他们最喜爱的人物形象会兴奋不已。

He would thrill as a child with the unhindered passion that was in him.

他会孩子般地以一股不加遏止的热情大大激动起来.

A thrill of alarm ran through him.

一阵惊恐的感觉传遍他的全身。

She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.

她显然从表演中得到一种兴奋感。

This band has thrilled audiences all over the world.

这支乐队使全世界的观众狂热痴迷。

The match was so exciting that it thrill everyone.

比赛扣人心弦,所有的观众都激动不已.

He felt a thrill of excitement as he jumped from the plane.

当从飞机上跳下来的时候,他感到一阵兴奋.

For an instant, I felt a thrill of genuine fear, raising the hair on my arms.

霎那间, 我感到一种真正恐惧, 胳膊上的汗毛都竖了起来.

Winning the game gave him a thrill of joy.

获得比赛的胜利让他欣喜不已.

I was thrilled by your news.

你的消息使我兴奋极了。

It was a real thrill to meet the Queen.

能见到女王的确是令人兴奋的事.

the thrill of catching a really big fish

捉到一条很大的鱼的兴奋