Word · Frequency #46614
cheapskates
小气鬼；吝啬鬼
cheapskates is the plural of cheapskate.
A person who is unwilling to spend money or give freely; a miserly person.
- 1.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
吝啬地避免花钱的人。
- 2.
a miserly person
小气的人
- 3.
Someone who does not give freely.
不慷慨的人；吝啬鬼
吝啬地避免花钱的人。；小气的人；不慷慨的人；吝啬鬼；<美俚>守财奴；吝啬鬼
In use
My boss is such a cheapskate that he refuses to buy new office chairs.
Don't be a cheapskate; tip the waiter properly.
He's known as the office cheapskate because he never joins group lunches.
be a cheapskate
用于描述某人气量小、吝啬。
He is such a cheapskate that he never treats anyone.
他是个吝啬鬼，从不请客。
call someone a cheapskate
用于指责或嘲笑某人吝啬。
They called him a cheapskate for splitting the bill so exactly.
因为他们精确分摊账单，他们叫他吝啬鬼。
act like a cheapskate
用于劝告别人不要太小气。
Connections
Collocations
- a cheapskate
- 一个吝啬鬼
- He's such a cheapskate that he never tips.他是个吝啬鬼，从不给小费。
- call someone a cheapskate
- 叫某人吝啬鬼
- Don't call him a cheapskate just because he saves money.不要因为他省钱就叫他吝啬鬼。
- act like a cheapskate
- 表现得像个吝啬鬼
- She always acts like a cheapskate during group dinners.在团体聚餐时她总是表现得像个吝啬鬼。
- be a cheapskate
- 是个吝啬鬼
- My grandfather is a cheapskate who reuses tea bags.我祖父是个吝啬鬼，连茶包都要重复使用。
- cheapskate ways
- 吝啬的方式
- His cheapskate ways annoyed his friends.他吝啬的方式让朋友们很恼火。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cheapskate 可拆为 cheap（便宜）+ skate（溜冰），想象吝啬鬼连溜冰鞋都蹭别人的，从不自己买。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、everyday speech 该词为美式俚语，多用于非正式场合，如朋友间聊天或日常对话。
Grammar Note
非正式用语，含贬义
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /-eɪt/ ending and rhyme with cheapskate (/tʃipskeɪt/). Note that 'skate' also shares the initial 'sk' sound, while others differ in onset.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.