1.小气鬼
1.someone who does not like to spend money
1.There is a pride in being cheap at the moment. Sometimes people come here and are very flash but it is now fashionable to be a cheapskate.
时下讲究的是便宜。有时人们是来这里招摇,但现在流行当守财奴。
2.But none of my friends want to go out with him because he's such a cheapskate.
但是,我的朋友当中没有一个人愿意和他一起出去玩,因为他是个吝啬鬼。
3.I wound through the dark rows to the concession stand thinking, I'll show her that I'm no cheapskate.
我绕过黑乎乎的一排排车到了货摊,心想,我不能让她觉得我是个小气鬼。
4.I'm a cheapskate Some would say frugal, which sounds much more positive, cheapskate. but in reality, I can be a real cheapskate.
我就是个小气鬼。有人说我节俭,那只不过是听着好听点罢了。但事实上,我就是很抠。
5.As a result, he did not think he had great-grandfather, that is, the firm's former owner, just as cheapskate like him.
结果他没想到,他的曾曾祖父,也就是事务所的前任主人和他一样,也是小气鬼。
6.Tom is a cheapskate. I treated him a helping of roast beef, but he bought me a coke.
汤姆真小气。我请他一客牛排,但是他只请我喝可乐。
7.Hey, you didn't buy me a Christmas gift. You're such a cheapskate!
圣诞节都到了,你不买一个礼物给我。你太抠门,你太小气了!
8.In fact, he was often a cheapskate. He did not like to spend money.
事实上,他过去是个吝啬鬼,不喜欢花钱。
9.The notorious cheapskate finally decided to have a party.
一个臭名昭著的小气鬼决定举办一个聚会。
10.I felt like a cheapskate, tipping the waitress only one dollar.
我觉得自己太抠门了,只给了女服务员一美元作小费。