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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。
- Noun
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1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- synonym： parsimony，parsimoniousness，thrift
- Adjective
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1. giving or spending with reluctance;
- "our cheeseparing administration"
- "very close (or near) with his money"
- "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
- synonym： cheeseparing，close，near
- 1. A penny saved is a penny gained.
- 省一文是一文。（谚语）
来自《用法词典》
- 2. A penny soul never came to twopence.
- 燕雀之志，成不了大志。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Although Bill has been in trouble with the police,he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.
- 尽管比尔被警察监禁过，但他现在驾驶运货车，用正当的手段挣钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Brilliant students are ten a penny at that college.
- 出色的学生在那所大学里有的是。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Brilliant students are two a penny at that college.
- 出色的学生在那所大学里有的是。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. Don't feel ashamed—we don't despise the widow's mite, and, as they say, every penny helps.
- 不用觉得不好意思——我们不会瞧不起微薄但可贵的捐赠的，正如人们说的，每一文钱都会起作用。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 7. Eleanor is always a penny-pinch ever since she has been young.
- 埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 8. Every penny was hard earned,and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.
- 每个便士都那么难挣，对于每个先令，都是到万不得已时才花掉它。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 9. Except for what he spent on haircuts,books and daily necessities he never wasted a penny.
- 除了理发、买书和必要的日用品之外，他从不浪费一分钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 10. He paid all his debts to the last penny.
- 他还清了全部债务，分文不欠。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 11. He puzzled over her remark for a moment, and then at last the penny dropped.
- 他想了片刻她讲的话，终于明白了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 12. He spends every penny he earns.
- 他把赚得的每一分钱都花掉了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 13. He tossed a penny to the beggar.
- 他丢给乞丐一便士。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 14. He's never turned an honest penny in his life.
- 他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一点钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 15. I gave him some old clothes which he made a penny of.
- 我给了他一些旧衣服，让他拿去换钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 16. I'm just an ordinary businessman, trying to earn an honest penny.
- 我只是个普通生意人，想老老实实赚点钱谋生。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 17. It must have cost a pretty penny.
- 这件事一定花去了一大笔钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 18. Jim's uncle cut him off without a penny.
- 吉姆的叔叔没有留给他一文钱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 19. Not a penny is left.
- 钱用得精光。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 20. She was left without a penny.
- 她已到了贫困潦倒的地步。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
