单词 | Scrooge |
释义 | ScroogeBrE /skruːdʒ/ NAmE /skruːdʒ/ noun [usually sing. ] (informal , disapproving ) a person who is very unwilling to spend money 吝啬鬼;守财奴Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFrom Ebenezer Scrooge , a character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol who is extremely mean .源自狄更斯小说《圣诞颂歌》中一个极其吝啬的人物埃比尼泽 · 斯克鲁奇 (Ebenezer Scrooge)。 |
随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含238766条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。