cheapskate

The notorious cheapskate finally decided to have a party .

一个臭名昭著的小气鬼决定举办一个聚会。

I 'm not surprised . he 's known as a cheapskate .

我一点也不惊讶，他是有名的小气鬼。

Tell your husband not to be a cheapskate .

劝劝你丈夫，叫他别那么小气。

A cheapskate is a stingy person who buys cheap instead of higher quality or better stuff , even though they might be able to afford the better .

Cheapskate指手里有钱却仍然放弃优质货品转而购买廉价物品的“吝啬鬼”。

We would need a new fridge , but my husband is such a cheapskate that I don 't think we 'll buy one before the other completely falls apart .

吝啬的人家里该买新冰箱了，可丈夫是个吝啬鬼，老冰箱没有完全坏掉之前，他是不会同意买新冰箱的。

I felt like a cheapskate , tipping the waitress only one dollar .

我觉得自己太抠门了，只给了女服务员一美元作小费。

In fact , he was often a cheapskate .

实际上，他是一个守财奴。

The sheep always say they are careful , the cheapskate always say they are scanty .

胆小鬼往往自称心细，吝啬鬼往往自称节省。

Cheapskate : A person who does not like to spend money on people ( This is not used as a compliment )

吝啬鬼：不喜欢为别人花钱的人（贬义）

Hair is a defining test for cheapskates .

理发是定义节俭生活的一项关键测试。

Over the years , I 've come up with the cheapskate 's version of a journalist 's work uniform .

多年来，作为记者的我在着装方面一直是锱铢必较。

My dad 's such a cheapskate that he 's put a lock on the telephone .

我爸爸是个极吝啬的人，他甚至给电话上了把锁。

So you say that I 'm a cheapskate , do you ?

你说我是个吝啬鬼，是不是？

Some would say frugal , which sounds much more positive , but in reality I can be a real cheapskate .

也许有人会说是节省，这样听上去更加积极一点。但是事实上我确实是一个小气鬼。

I know my son thinks I 'm a cheapskate because I won 't buy him a motorcycle .

我知道我的儿子我很小气，我不给他买摩托车。

Thomas did not want to spend $ 5 on flowers for his mother . What a cheapskate !

托马斯不愿意花5美元为他的母亲买花，真是个吝啬鬼！

If you hire cheapskate builders , you 'll regret it in the future .

要是你雇佣了一味省钱的施工人员，将来你会后悔的。

Sandra : And I didn 't know you were such a cheapskate !

桑德拉：我还不知道你是这样一个小气鬼！

Open not your door when the devil knock . It 's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate .

魔鬼敲门慎莫开，开门必有灾祸来。和小气鬼一起出门吃饭真没意思。

Before you take me for a cheapskate who just doesn 't want to spend the money on a ring , let me explain a bit more .

在我被你们视为不愿花钱买戒指的吝啬鬼之前，请允许我多做一些解释。

Are you saying he 's a cheapskate ?

你是说他是个吝啬鬼？

I love that song too but , in the wrong hands , it could really be hijacked as the cheapskate 's anthem .

我也喜爱那首歌，不过假如唱的人不对，就可能真的被劫持为守财奴之歌。

Jack Benny was long associated with being a cheapskate , butchering his violin playing and lying about his age .

杰克·本尼（JackBenny）的形象长期以来就一直和守财奴联系在一起，他搞砸了自己的小提琴表演，还在年龄上撒谎。

Tom is a cheapskate . I treated him a helping of roast beef , but he bought me a coke .

汤姆真小气。我请他一客牛排，但是他只请我喝可乐。

A : Tom is a cheapskate .

汤姆真小气。

A few nights earlier , a proud member described this place as a club for " drunks , cheapskates and losers " .

几天前的一个晚上，一位自命不凡的会员曾把这里描述为醉鬼、吝啬鬼和失败者的俱乐部。

I don 't understand , why they still put those cheapskate fried rice , fried noodles , curry chicken and TeowChew porridge ?

我真的不明白，干嘛放那么多的炒饭，炒面，咖哩鸡和潮州粥？

I wouldn 't exactly call her a cheapskate , but she 's not known for her generosity . Britney : What about Francke ?

我不会确切地称她小气鬼，但她并不以慷慨出名。弗朗克如何？他很慷慨。

But as a cheapskate , I applaud him .

不过作为一个精打细算的人，我要表示赞赏。

Commonly people consider Sherlock , Harpagon , Grandet , Pliushkin and Yan Jiansheng all are famous cheapskates in the literary world .

通常认为，夏洛克、阿巴公、葛朗台、泼留希金和严监生都是吝啬鬼的著名典型。