penny-pinching

1. N-UNCOUNT Penny-pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. 小氣; 吝嗇[表不滿]

Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards. 政府吝嗇被指責(zé)是食品標(biāo)準(zhǔn)下降的原因。

2. ADJ Penny-pinching people spend as little money as possible. 小氣的; 吝嗇的[表不滿]

...small-minded penny-pinching administrators. ...心胸狹隘、一毛不拔的琯理者。