紧握的拳头?tight-fisted是什么意思🤔
📙大西洋月刊 The Atlantic
✨ 外刊原句:
In hard times, he noted, creditors are tight - fisted.
他指出,在艰难时期,债主们都很吝啬。
🌠 表达含义:
tight - fisted /ˈtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd/(形容词),从字面“紧紧握拳的”引申为“吝啬的;小气的”,形容人在花钱或给予财物时极为谨慎、不愿花费或给予,攥紧手中钱财不愿松开。
🌰 写作例句:
⭐️ Business(商业场景):The tight - fisted boss was reluctant to invest in new equipment, which affected the company's productivity.
这位吝啬的老板不愿投资新设备,这影响了公司的生产效率。
⭐️ Daily Life(日常生活):My tight - fisted neighbor always refuses to contribute to community events.
我那小气的邻居总是拒绝为社区活动出资。
🏆 相关搭配:
⭐️ be tight - fisted with sth.(固定搭配):在某事上吝啬。例如:He is tight - fisted with his money and rarely treats his friends to a meal.
他在钱财方面很吝啬,很少请朋友吃饭。
⭐️ a tight - fisted person(名词短语):一个吝啬的人。例如:No one likes to be around a tight - fisted person.
没人喜欢和吝啬的人在一起。