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skin·flint 英ˈskɪnˌflɪnt美ˈskɪnˌflɪntAHDskĭnʹflĭnt' ☆☆☆☆☆高四ＧＳ宝COCA¹⁰⁹⁵⁸⁹BNC⁷⁹⁰⁷⁶⁺¹¹
基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
n.吝啬鬼¹⁰⁰复数skinflints
人物吝啬吝啬挥霍自私
Noun:
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend做买卖总要讨价还价。旧时人们常常用to skin a flint这一说法来比喻to drive a hard bargain狠狠地杀价。 flint意指“燧石”即“火石”，或“硬如燧石的东西”；to skin意为“扒…的皮”或“刮…的皮”。照字面义讲，to skin a flint就是“从火石上刮一层皮”。火石是质地坚硬的石头，想从它上面剥一层皮是不可能的。一个连这种便宜也想占的人定是一毛不拔的小气鬼。因此这个短语后被转用来比喻“爱钱如命”或“贪得无厌”。skinflint就是由skin与flint合成的复合词，用它喻指“一毛不拔的人”或“吝啬鬼”也就不难理解了。GRE难词记忆skinflint → skin n.皮 v. 剥 掉 … 的皮+flint n.打火石→one who would skin aflint for gain or economy→“刮皮”“扒皮”的吝啬鬼GRE红宝书skin flint刮石头皮－吝啬鬼
skin flint 皮象隧石一般硬
来自词组：skin a flint刮石头皮，爱钱如命 skinn.皮v.剥掉…的皮+flintn.打火石→one who would skin aflint for gain or economy⇒“刮皮”“扒皮”的吝啬鬼来自词组：skin a flint刮石头皮；爱钱如命近义词 niggard吝啬鬼churl粗鄙之人scrooge吝啬鬼
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用作名词He is a realskinflint.他真的是一个吝啬鬼。noun.cheapskate
同义词 Scrooge,hoarder,miser,moneygrubber,tightwadpenny-pincher,pinchfist,pinchpenny
cheapskatenoun miser
Scrooge,penny pincher,piker,tightwad
closeadjective stingy
chintzy,closefisted,illiberal,mean,mingy,miserly,narrow,parsimonious,penny-pinching,penurious,skimpy,skinflint,tight,tight-fisted,ungenerous
miserlyadjective greedy, stingy
abject,avaricious,beggarly,cheapskate,churlish,close,close-fisted,covetous,grasping,ignoble,illiberal,mean,parsimonious,penny-pinching,penurious,skinflint,sordid,tightfisted,ungenerous
parsimoniousadjective penny-pinching
avaricious,chintzy,close,frugal,greedy,illiberal,mean,miserly,penurious,prudent,saving,scrimpy,selfish,skinflint,sparing,stingy,tight,tightfisted,tightwad
penny pinchernoun stingy person
Scrooge,cheapskate,cheese-parer,miser,moneygrubber,pinchpenny,skinflint,tightwad
tightwadnoun miser
Scrooge,cheapskate,churl,hoarder,moneygrubber,penny pincher,pinchfist,pinchpenny,skinflint,stiff A skinflint worships money.
吝啬鬼崇拜金钱。 iciba
Her boss is a skinflint.
她老板是一个一毛不拔的人。 hicoo
I find myself feeling like either a deep-pocketed patsy or a skinflint.
我觉得自己好像是一个财大气粗的帕齐或者是吝啬鬼。 yeeyan
This guy is a skinflint.
这家伙是个一毛不拔的人。 mscbsc
TRADITIONALLY, Britain has been an educational skinflint.
英国通常在教育方面十分吝啬。 ecocn
You may not be able to avoid feeling like a patsy or a skinflint, but a budget of how much to spend, tip or give will create a structure for your own sanity.
你可能会觉得自己是个吝啬鬼，但是预先规定好了该多少钱、该给多少小费、该施舍多少，能够帮助你理智消费。 yeeyan |