| 单词 |
skinflint |
| 释义 |
skin·flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countable] informal GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval 吝啬鬼,小气鬼〔含贬义〕 SYN miserExamples from the Corpusskinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gainskin·flint nounChineseSyllable spending or Corpus money it who hates away someone giving |
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