I find myself feeling like either a deep-pocketed patsy or a skinflint.(我觉得自己好像是一个财大气粗的帕齐或者是吝啬鬼。)
You may not be able to avoid feeling like a patsy or a skinflint, but a budget of how much to spend, tip or give will create a structure for your own sanity.(你可能会觉得自己是个吝啬鬼,但是预先规定好了该多少钱、该给多少小费、该施舍多少,能够帮助你理智消费。)
He's very tightfisted. 8. Her boss is a skinflint.(他很吝啬。她老板是个一毛不拔的人。)
TRADITIONALLY, Britain has been an educational skinflint.(英国通常在教育方面十分吝啬。)
My boss is a skinflint.(我老板是个一毛不拔的人。)
He is a skinflint.(他是个一毛不拔的人。)
His boss is a skinflint.(他老板是个一毛不拔的人。)
It's impossible to borrow some money from him. He is a real skinflint.(向他借钱是不可能的,他确实是个吝啬鬼。)
A skinflint worships money.(吝啬鬼崇拜金钱。)
A lot of people say in answer to these questions, "Oh, I'd look like a skinflint", or It was not worth bothering about.(“很多人说,在这些问题的答案是:”哦,我看起来就像是一个片“,或是”这是不值得理会。)