miser [ 'maizə] n.守财奴，吝啬鬼
小气鬼。
Stingy.
Cheapo.
Cheapskate.
Miser.
Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.
爱财如命。
The money the miser hoards will do him no good.
守财奴积的财富，对他自己没好处。
The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
贫穷人要求多，守财奴样样要。
He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。
What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼！
He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。
She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。
He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小气鬼。
Money means everything to her. 她视钱如命。
He's very tightfisted. 他很吝啬。
Her boss is a skinflint. 她老板是个一毛不拔的人。
She never wants to splash the cash. 她出手从不大方。
He's a real scrooge. 他是个不折不扣的守财奴。
- once in a blue moon 千载难逢
Our boss is a miser. He gives us a treat only once in a blue moon.
- smell a rat 察觉可疑
He is a well-known miser. I smell a rat when he invites me to his home for dinner. I was wondering if he is asking favors of me.
财迷 miser
财迷 [cái mí] /money grubber/miser/
吝啬 [lìn sè] /mean/miser/
{adj: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile} immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
"casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
"a grasping old miser"
"grasping commercialism"
"greedy for money and power"
"grew richer and greedier"
"prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
{n: miser} a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
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