tightwad 

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单词释义
n.吝啬鬼,小气鬼,守财奴
词根词缀记忆/谐音联想记忆 补充/纠错
词根记忆
tight(紧) + wad(一卷或… * → tightwad n.吝啬鬼;守财奴
单词例句
He's such a tightwad, he won't even buy his own coffee in the morning.
他太吝啬了,连早上自己的咖啡都不愿意买。
She's known as the tightwad of the office because she never treats anyone to lunch.
她在办公室里被称为吝啬鬼,因为她从不请人吃午饭。
Don't be a tightwad, it's your turn to pay for dinner.
别那么吝啬,这次该你请客吃饭了。
The tightwad landlord refused to fix the leaky faucet, claiming it was our responsibility.
那个吝啬的房东拒绝修理漏水的水龙头,说是我们的责任。
He's so tightfisted that he counts every penny twice before spending it.
他吝啬得每花一分钱都要数两遍。
I can't believe she's a tightwad about buying books, considering how much she loves reading.
难以置信她对买书都这么吝啬,毕竟她那么爱阅读。
The tightwad neighbor wouldn't even lend us a teaspoon for our baking.
那个吝啬的邻居连我们烘焙时借个茶匙都不肯。
He's such a miserly tightwad that he'd rather mend old clothes than buy new ones.
他是如此吝啬,宁愿修补旧衣服也不愿买新的。
The tightwad boss never acknowledges good work with bonuses or raises.
那个吝啬的老板从不因员工的工作表现好而给予奖金或加薪。
When we suggested going out for a drink, he said he had to save every penny - typical tightwad response.
当我们建议出去喝一杯时,他说他必须省下每一分钱——典型的吝啬鬼回答。
考试真题例句(机器翻译仅供参考)

考研There are a number of bestselling downshifting self-help books for people who want to simplify their lives; there are newsletter’s, such as The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans useful tips on anything from recycling their cling-film to making their own soap; there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid- ‘90s equivalent of dropping out.

对于那些想简化生活的人来说,有很多畅销的降档自助书籍;有一些时事通讯,如The Tightwad Gazette,为数十万美国人提供了从回收保鲜膜到自制肥皂的有用提示;甚至还有一些支持团体支持那些想在90年代中期实现相当于辍学的目标的人。

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