penny-pinching

• 1.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. 小气; 吝啬[表不满]

  例：

  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。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） Penny-pinching people spend as little money as possible. 小气的; 吝啬的[表不满]

  例：

  ...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.

  ...心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者。