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
Summer is my favorite season; I love the heat.
夏季是我最喜欢的季节，我喜欢热。
Certainly. And we also have test results that we're sure you'd be interested to see.
当然，同时我们也有测试结果，我们相信你们会有兴趣看的。
The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。