penny-pinch

He's such a penny pincher.

他真是个守财奴.

A penny at a pinch is worth a pound.

紧要关头,小钱当大钱用.

The Purse of Penny Pinching now correctly reduces the cost of troops when purchasing them.

吝啬鬼钱包能正确地减少兵种的招募费用.

Like so many other men of means, John was a penny pincher.

约翰和其他许多小气鬼一样是个吝啬的家伙.

A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working.

一位农场主非常吝啬,不想让他雇佣的帮手停下来休息.

She spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny pincher.

他用钱太少以致开始获得吝啬鬼的恶名.

Bill is such a penny pincher . He never gives a cent to charity.

比尔是个吝啬鬼, 从未为慈善事业捐过一分钱.

penny-pinching governments

吝啬的政府

Kevin: That will be the day ! My boss is such a notorious penny pincher.

凯文: 那是不可能的. 我的老?可是出了名的小气鬼.

Known as a penny-pincher, John hardly invites his friends to dinner.

John是位知名的吝啬鬼, 很难请他朋友吃顿饭.

He penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常“节省”.

He is a penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常节省.

She is too penny-pinching to buy a raffle ticket.

她这个人真小气,连一张彩票也不卖.

Mr. Wang is a real penny-pincher.

王先生是花钱节俭的人.

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。

What's more, the penny-pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

更要紧的是, 这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋.

Eleanor is always a penny-pinch ever since she has been young.

埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人.

...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.

心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者