Cheese-paring
a. 吝啬的, 小气的
📖 牛津释义
cheese-paring
n [U] (derog 贬) excessive carefulness in the spending of money; stinginess 花钱过分仔细; 吝啬. adj (derog 贬) stingy; mean 吝啬的; 小气的.
🧩 词语组成解析
cheese
[tʃiz]
n. 奶酪;<俚>微笑;
vt. <俚>停止;
n. 削皮, 削下的皮, 刨花
🗣️ 情景例句
Mom, give me a break.
妈， 让我喘口气。
I invited him to come over, but he wouldn't.
我请他过来，但是他不肯。
He has tasted the sweets and bitters of life.
他已尝遍了人生的甜酸苦辣。