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penny pinching
释义
吝啬，不愿花钱
例句
1·Penny pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者会选择 Aldi 和 Lidl 等折扣店的廉价产品，而不是奢侈品。
2·Women dislike what they perceive to be the men's insecurity, fear of failure, penny pinching , inferiority complexes, and prioritization of his extended family over his own wife and kids.
女性们不喜欢凤凰男的不安全感，害怕失败，吝啬。自卑以及优先考虑自己的大家庭而不是自己的妻儿。
3·Government penny -pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
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