penny-pinching信息详情
v.对……吝啬（penny-pinch的ing形式）
adj.小气的，吝啬的
n.小气
pinching───n.掐；打尖；v.掐，捏；箍缩；收聚；打尖；节省；逮捕（非正式）；偷（非正式）（pinch的现在分词）；adj.吝啬的；引起痛苦的
penny───n.（美）分；便士
pinching pennies───精打细算
penny board───便士板
breast pinching───捏胸
henny penny───佩妮
pinching zits───捏青春痘
pinching whiteheads───捏白头
penny pincher───守财奴；小气鬼；n.<口>吝啬鬼; 小气鬼
say someone is penny-pinching, you mean that they don't want to spend money on things.───pinching的意思啊，就是说一个人特别小气，不愿意花钱。
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。
Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.───精打细算的英国消费者从 Aldi 和 Lidl 等折扣店选择更便宜的产品，而不是奢侈品。
She was also taken aback by his intense jealousy and the imbalance between his tight penny-pinching and extravagant spending.───她也感到吃惊，他强烈的嫉妒和不平衡之间的紧张节俭和奢侈消费。
Penny-pinching at a time like this isn't just cruel; it endangers the nation's future.───开支减少一次，就像这次，并不痛苦，但这将危及美国的未来。
If you don't have to be frugal, you probably let some of your penny-pinching strategies slide.───如果您不必过节俭的生活，您可能就会错过一些节约的方法。
Japanese firms have tried to be as penny-pinching on pay in their foreign operations as they have at home.───日本公司努力在国外运营中像其在国内一样对工资斤斤计较。
If it works, the system will help employees avoid a penny-pinching retirement.───如果其奏效，这个制度将帮助雇员避免拮据的退休生活。
Everyone is going to share the cost of public Wi-Fi because the penny-pinching public will gravitate to places that offer "free" Wi-Fi.───人人都在准备分享公共Wi-Fi节约成本，因为小气的公众将会被吸引到能提供“免费”Wi-Fi的各个场所。
I became tired of his penny-pinching friends.