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cheapskate

/cheep-skeyt/US // ˈtʃipˌskeɪt //UK // (ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt) //

小气鬼,吝啬鬼,便宜货,抠门

Related Words

tightwad吝啬鬼,守财奴,小气鬼,贪婪者skinflint皮毛,皮尔逊,皮尔森,皮尔洛penny pincher吝啬鬼,小气鬼,抠门儿的人,抠门儿piker步行者,徒步者,徒步旅行者,驴友

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is stingy and miserly.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cheap·skat·ed, cheap·skat·ing.

    • : to act in a stingy or miserly way.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmiser
Synonyms
scrooge守财奴,守旧派,吝啬鬼skinflint皮毛,皮尔逊,皮尔森,皮尔洛tightwad吝啬鬼,守财奴,小气鬼,贪婪者penny pincher吝啬鬼,小气鬼,抠门儿的人,抠门儿piker步行者,徒步者,徒步旅行者,驴友

Examples

  • Old Jerry is running a cheapskate campaign, and he has not stated clearly why he wants to be governor again.

  • We chose to get married at City Hall mostly because I'm a cheapskate.

  • Of the two-fifty, you extract a dollar, feeling that the Senior Holden is a cheapskate.

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