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" Penny-pinching miser is a gentleman said:"If you like, let us go from the coffee shop in front of one.

囊中羞涩的吝啬鬼很绅士地说：如果你喜欢，我们再从咖啡馆门前走一次。

Penny-pinching is the right example for their stingy and generous.

节俭是正确的，例如他们的吝啬与慷慨。

I hope I can be taller.10. I don't like to spend money on useless things, some of my friends say I am penny-pinching.

我不喜欢花钱买无用的东西，有的朋友说我小气。

She is too penny-pinching to buy a raffle ticket.

她这个人真小气，连一张彩票也不卖。

This is expensive and painful, but cautious, penny-pinching governments end up paying more than those that tread boldly.

虽然这样所为昂贵而沉痛，但那些谨慎、吝啬的政府最终所花费要比大胆行事的政府要多。

He has an entrepreneur's obsession with costs, and relies on the kindness of powerful donors and old-fashioned penny-pinching to keep expenditure down.

他对成本有着一种创业者式的执迷。他依靠有实力的捐赠人的爱心与老式的锱铢必较来压低成本。

Private-label goods tend to cost about a quarter less than branded ones, and so appeal to penny-pinching consumers.

自有品牌产品价格一般比驰名品牌产品的低1/4，因此更受精明的消费者的欢迎。

It is also a nice illustration of the risks of penny-pinching when building infrastructure.

同样，这座桥完美敲响警钟：基础设施建设若是斤斤计较，风险将难以估量。

Unwilling to give or spend money; penny-pinching.

吝啬的，过分节俭的不情愿给钱或花钱的；过分吝啬的

I've had to ponder the times when my penny-pinching irritated my family or when I denied myself some small pleasure because it wasn't the cheapest choice.

有时候，自己的锱铢必较让家人生气；有时候，因为想买的东西不是最便宜的，我不得不忍痛放弃。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。