| 词汇 | tight-fisted |
| 释义 | tight-fistedWord family nountightenertightnesstightstightropetightwadadjectivetightishtight-fistedtight-knittight-lippedtightadverbtightishlytightly tight-fist·ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd◂/ adjectiveadj informal GENEROUS#not generous with money 〔花钱〕非常小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy —tight-fistedness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus tight-fisted• He was known to have made a fortune on the stock market, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted.• Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.• It is fanciful to assume that a tight-fisted state will produce open-handed citizens.• As for our being mean and tight-fisted - the hon Gentleman's words - that is certainly not the case.• But woe betide the tight-fisted villager who tries to take advantage.• Like most family companies it is tight-fisted with information. |
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