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cheapskate是什么意思

cheapskate

英 ['tʃiːpskeɪt] 美
  • n. 小气鬼;吝啬鬼

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.

双语例句


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

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

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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”.

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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].

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