cheeseparing
/cheez-pair-ing/US // ˈtʃizˌpɛər ɪŋ //UK // (ˈtʃiːzˌpɛərɪŋ) //
乳酪分离,芝士分离,芝士分开,芝士分离法
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : meanly economical; parsimonious; stingy.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : something of little or no value.
- : miserly economizing; stinginess; miserliness.
Examples
The gains of the Company were enormous, so enormous as in no way to justify the cheeseparing that was had recourse to at Bombay.
She didn't believe in pinching and cheeseparing, and didn't want the thing rounded off in any of those circular frames.
The old bourgeoisie still retained the careful habits of the days of Louis Philippe, and made fortunes by cheeseparing.
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