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
I'm working my way through college.
我靠勤工俭学上大学。
Though the fox run, the chicken hath wings.
狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。
It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。