Word · Frequency #40474
skinflint
吝啬鬼；守财奴；铁公鸡
a person who is extremely stingy or unwilling to spend or give money; a miser
- 1.
One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- 2.
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
吝啬鬼；一个自私的人,不愿意给予或花费。
吝啬鬼；一个自私的人,不愿意给予或花费。；吝啬鬼
In use
Everyone at the office knows Mark is a skinflint because he always reuses tea bags.
The old skinflint wouldn't even buy a birthday card for his own son.
Don't be such a skinflint; you have plenty of money to share.
be a skinflint
He's such a skinflint that he never treats his friends.
他是个吝啬鬼，从不请朋友。
call sb a skinflint
She called him a skinflint for refusing to donate.
她因为他不肯捐款而叫他吝啬鬼。
accuse sb of being a skinflint
Connections
Collocations
- old skinflint
- 老吝啬鬼
- That old skinflint never tips anyone.那个老吝啬鬼从不给小费。
- skinflint's ways
- 吝啬鬼的行径
- His skinflint's ways made him unpopular.他吝啬鬼的行径让他不受欢迎。
- act like a skinflint
- 像吝啬鬼一样行事
- Don't act like a skinflint; buy everyone a round.别像吝啬鬼一样行事，给大家买一轮酒。
- be a skinflint
- 是个吝啬鬼
- He is such a skinflint that he reuses tea bags.他吝啬到重复使用茶包。
- miserable skinflint
- 可怜的吝啬鬼
- The miserable skinflint counted every penny.那个可怜的吝啬鬼数每一分钱。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个吝啬鬼皮肤(skin)像打火石(flint)一样硬，一毛不拔，不舍得花钱。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：disapproval、informal 多用于口语，带有贬义，形容非常吝啬的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /ɪnt/ sound, matching the '-flint' ending of 'skinflint'. They are genuine rhyme partners. Note that 'skinflint' has primary stress on the first syllable, but the final syllable rhymes perfectly.
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