cheeseparing
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈtʃiːzˌpeə.rɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈtʃiːzˌper.ɪŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 吝嗇，愛錢如命
- adj. 小氣的，吝嗇的
英汉例句
- This novel describes the final echoes of the newspaper story: dedication and ambition fighting a losing battle against backbiting and cheeseparing, and ending in a largely unlamented closure.
本書描繪了報業傳奇的最終廻響：奉獻精神、雄心壯志注定要敗給造謠誹謗、斤斤計較，到頭來關門倒閉也無人哀歎。 - The higher-education industry faces a stark choice: either adapt to a rapidly changing world or face a future of cheeseparing.
ECONOMIST: Schumpeter
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- unwillingness to spend money
- penny-pinching stingy
- a paring of cheese rind
- anything similarly worthless