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penny-pinch
[ˈpeni pɪntʃ]

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短语

pinch every penny 精打细算

penny-pinch

  • v. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

    同义词: nickel-and-dime

以上来源于: WordNet

双语例句权威例句

  • Are you going to continue to penny-pinch on teachers' pay?

    还要继续老师工资一分一分的吗?

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  • Also, if you really want to penny-pinch, and you don't need to be using premium fuel in your car, ditch the premium gas and use the cheaper stuff.

    而且如果真的很吝啬的话,你也没有必要特别好的汽油应该放弃高级使用便宜

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  • The rising prices of daily necessities, including food, water, gas and electricity, are also making grads pinch every penny to make ends meet.

    包括食品水电煤气等生活必需品价格上涨,使大学毕业生们不得不精打细算每一分花销,以保持收支平衡。

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更多双语例句
  • As anyone who has flown in the last few years knows, air travel lost its glamour when airlines began to penny-pinch by cutting frills.

    BBC: Increased comfort in the sky

  • "The decision here will surely do far more damage to the morale and the preparedness of the TA in years to come than the tiny amount that they are going to penny-pinch from it, " he said.

    BBC: Urgent question

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