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cheapskate

英 ['tʃiːpskeɪt] 美

解释

n. 小气鬼；吝啬鬼

※ 提供单词"cheapskate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

cheapskate 吝啬鬼

cheap, 廉价的。skate，可鄙的人，词源不详。

英文词源

cheapskate (n.): also cheap skate, "miserly person," 1896, from cheap (adj.), second element perhaps from American English slang skate "worn-out horse" (1894), which is of uncertain origin.

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例句和用法

1. Tell your husband not to be a cheapskate.: 劝劝你丈夫，叫他别那么小气。

2. That cheapskate took his date to a cafeteria.: 那个小气鬼居然把女友带到自助餐馆约会.

3. It's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate.: 和小气鬼一起出门吃饭真没意思.

4. B: I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.: 我并不感到惊讶.他是有名的“小气鬼”.

5. I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.: 我并不感到惊讶.他是有名的[小气鬼].