| 单词 |
skinflint |
| 释义 |
skin·flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countable] informal GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval 吝啬鬼，小气鬼〔含贬义〕 SYN miserExamples from the Corpusskinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gainskin·flint nounChineseSyllable spending or Corpus money it who hates away someone giving |
| 随便看 |
- Education-topic biology
- Education-topic biology
- Education-topic blackboard
- Education-topic blackboard
- Education-topic bursary
- Education-topic bursary
- Education-topic business studies
- Education-topic business studies
- Education-topic CALL
- Education-topic CALL
- Education-topic career counselor
- Education-topic career counselor
- Education-topic careers officer
- Education-topic careers officer
- Education-topic case study
- Education-topic case study
- Education-topic CDT
- Education-topic CDT
- Education-topic cert.
- Education-topic cert.
- Education-topic certificate
- Education-topic certificate
- Education-topic certificated
- Education-topic certificated
- Education-topic chalkboard
- 《民之所好好之,民之所恶恶之.》是什么意思,出处是出自哪里？
- 《民之所好好之，民之所恶恶之，此之谓民之父母。》是什么意思|译文|出处
- 《民之所好,好之；民之所恶,恶之》什么意思,出自哪里,注释,句意,翻译
- 《民之所欲,天必从之》原文与赏析
- 《民之所欲，天必从之。》是什么意思|译文|出处
- 《民之无良,相怨一方》原文与赏析
- 《民之本教曰孝,其行孝曰养.养可能也,敬为难;敬可能也,安为难;安可能也,卒为难.》什么意思,出自哪里,注释,句意,翻译
- 《民之治乱在于上,国之安危在于政.》出自哪里,什么意思,注释,句意,翻译
- 《民之秉彝，好是懿德。》是什么意思|译文|出处
- 《民之见战,如饿狼之见肉》原文与赏析
- 《民之质矣,日用饮食.》出自哪里,什么意思,注释,句意,翻译
- 《民之难治，以其智多。》是什么意思|译文|出处
- 《民之饥,以其上食税之多》原文与赏析
- 《民事不可缓也.》出自哪里,什么意思,注释,句意,翻译
- 《民事不可缓也》原文与赏析
|