be closefisted
He is very closefisted.
他非常吝啬。
吝啬的；小气的
舍不得花钱的；吝啬的。
舍不得花钱的；吝啬的。
Unwilling to spend money; stingy
My closefisted uncle never treats anyone to dinner.
我那吝啬的叔叔从不请人吃饭。
用法提示：形容词 'closefisted' 直接修饰 'uncle'，表示这个人的吝啬性格。
The closefisted company refused to give its employees a raise.
这家吝啬的公司拒绝给员工加薪。
用法提示：形容词 'closefisted' 修饰 'company'，说明公司小气，不愿花钱。
His closefisted approach to budgeting left the project underfunded.
他吝啬的预算方式导致项目资金不足。
用法提示：形容词 'closefisted' 修饰 'approach'，表示他在预算上小气，导致经费不足。
He is very closefisted.
他非常吝啬。
常用搭配，表示对某物吝啬。
She is closefisted with her money.
她对钱很吝啬。
He is known as a closefisted boss.
他被称为吝啬的老板。
最常用，语气较轻
语气更强，强调极度吝啬
非正式，与closefisted同义
正式，常用于财务语境
非正式，强调精打细算
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a closefisted.
正确表达He is a closefisted person.
closefisted是形容词，不能直接作名词用，需要后接名词表示‘吝啬的人’。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is closefisted money.
正确表达He is closefisted with money.
closefisted后接表示‘在某方面吝啬’时，需加介词with引出对象。
与closefisted‘吝啬的’含义相反，指慷慨大方。
与closefisted‘吝啬的’含义相反，指大方。
与closefisted‘小气的’含义相反，指慷慨。
与 closefisted 同义，但 tightfisted 更口语化，closefisted 偏正式，两者常可互换。
stingy 除形容人吝啬外，还可指数量或份量不足；closefisted 仅形容人的性格。
吝啬的人
He is known as a closefisted person who never treats his friends.
他被称为一个吝啬的人，从不请朋友吃饭。
吝啬的守财奴
The old man is a closefisted miser who hoards his wealth.
这个老人是个吝啬的守财奴，把财富都藏起来。
吝啬的态度
Her closefisted attitude toward charity donations disappointed everyone.
她对慈善捐款的吝啬态度让大家失望。
在钱方面吝啬
He is very closefisted with money, always looking for the cheapest option.
他在钱方面非常吝啬，总是找最便宜的选择。
出了名的吝啬
The billionaire is notoriously closefisted, never donating a cent.
这位亿万富翁出了名的吝啬，从不捐一分钱。
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