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be closefisted
He is very closefisted.
他非常吝啬。
吝啬的；小气的
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吝啬的；小气的
unwilling to spend money; stingy
He is very closefisted.
他非常吝啬。
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。
The closefisted company refused to give its employees a raise.
这家吝啬的公司拒绝给员工加薪。
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。
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。
Not this
He is a closefisted.
Use this
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’。
Not this
He is closefisted money.
Use this
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。
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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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想象一个人把钱紧紧攥在拳头里，不愿松开，就是“closefisted”吝啬的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal finance、social criticism 通常用于描述在金钱上非常吝啬的人，语气偏负面，多用于日常或非正式场合，但在正式写作中也时有使用。
常与with连用，表示对某物吝啬
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