tightwad
- n.吝啬鬼;小气鬼;守财奴
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Joe Schmidt , although very wealthy , was a tightwad .
乔·施密特虽然非常富有,却是个不折不扣的吝啬鬼。
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With choices then limited to spending more money or feeling like a tightwad , potential customers simply opted out of the purchase .
人们既不愿意多花钱也不愿意让人觉得自己是个吝啬鬼。因此,潜在客户只能选择放弃购买。
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You can never make a tightwad spend his money freely .
你不可能动到他的钱,因为他很小气。
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I may want to add India another wise-spender , tightwad but they opt for the best .
我想把印度也加到明智的花钱者中,吝啬但他们选最好的。
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As for the tightwad label , we 're not so sure .
至于“吝啬鬼”标签,我们不太确定。
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If you 're a tightwad , you might feel a need to loosen up and have a little fun .
你花钱精打细算,也觉得需要放松一下,增添点乐趣。
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Here ' s a hundred , " said the tightwad , " Just loosen them up a bit . "
“这里是一百块,”吝啬鬼说。“只要稍微把它们松动一点就好。
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You don 't have to blow your savings , but don 't be a tightwad .
你虽然要考虑到你的经济状况,但也不能做个守财奴。
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Absolutely not ! He 's a ture tightwad !
绝对不会!他是真正的小气鬼!
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Mr.B refuses to part with a dime , unless it is for himself ; he has always been a tightwad .
先生除为自己外,不肯花一毛钱;他总是小气兮兮。
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I know I should let this go , but I don 't like being lied to and she 's such a tightwad . - Fuming in the Southwest
我知道我应该让它过去,但我不喜欢被欺骗,而且她又是这样一个吝啬鬼。——来自西南的Fuming。
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Although she has said nothing about it to me , I understand that she has been talking loosely about it within the company to other PAS and members of my team , accusing me of being a " tightwad " and so on .
尽管她没跟我说什么,但我知道,她随随便便地把此事透露给了其它私人助理和我的团队成员,指责我是个“吝啬鬼”,如此等等。