penny-pinch的例句大全

But Mr Johnson said 2012 would not be "some kind of mean-spirited, penny-pinching Games".

但约翰逊表示，2012年奥运会不会成为“小气、寒酸的奥运会”。

Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.

小气的房东在房客的取暖和热水供应上进行克扣

She muttered something to herself about penny-pinching miserly old men.

她喃喃自语地抱怨那些小气的老守财奴。

Penny-pinching chefs cook with waste oil from fryers and sewers, a toxic ingredient known as gutter oil that generally goes unnoticed until diners get sick.

吝啬的厨师会用从油炸锅及下水道中回收的废油做菜，而这种名为地沟油的有毒原料通常不会被注意到，直到食用者患病。

Like their penny-pinching cousins, these travellers go from one exotic destination to the next with no itinerary2 or tour operator to guide them, toting laptops and other hi-tech gear.

就像节约型游客一样，奢华背包客出国旅游时也没有旅行日程或者旅行社的引导，但他们随身携带手提电脑和高科技装备。

A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working.

一位农场主非常吝啬,不想让他雇佣的帮手停下来休息.

She is too penny-pinching to buy a raffle ticket.

她这个人真小气,连一张彩票也不卖.

penny-pinching governments

吝啬的政府

Eleanor is always a penny-pinch ever since she has been young.

埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人.

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。

...small-minded penny-pinching administrators.

心胸狭隘、一毛不拔的管理者

What's more, the penny-pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

更要紧的是, 这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋.

penny-pinching uk consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as aldi and lidl rather than luxury alternatives.

吝啬的英国消费者们会从诸如阿尔迪和利德这样的折扣店里选择更加廉价的产品，而不是其他奢侈的店铺。