单词 | 一毛不拔 |
释义 | 一毛不拔1. not to part with one penny一毛不拔 yī̠máobùbámiserly; stingy这个人小气极了总是一毛不拔。 This guy is very miserly.一毛不拔yīmáobùbástingy (idiom)一毛不拔stingy他吝啬得很,简直一毛不拔 he's really stingy, he's unwilling to spend a single penny; not willing to pull out even a single hair(literal)一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá too stingy to pull out a hair; as mean as a miser; be tight as a drum; extremely stingy; not to give a cent to; not to give away even a hair; not to lift a finger to help; refuse to contribute a single cent; unwilling to give up even a hair; very sparing in spending money; very stingy: 他竟一毛不拔! But not a cent would he part with! 一毛不拔will not give a cent (to charity), lift a finger to help;一毛不拔[yī máo bù bá]《孟子·尽心》:‘杨子取为我,拔一毛而利天下,不为也。’比喻非常吝啬。unwilling to give up even a hair; very stingy. In Mencius·Exhaustion of Mental Constitution:‘Master Yang is an egotist, unwilling to give up even a hair for the benefit of others in the world.’一毛不拔a.handfast〈罕〉手紧的,一毛不拔的closefisted吝啬的,一毛不拔的,小气的phr.skin a louse〈俚〉一毛不拔一毛不拔1. unwilling to give up even a hair; very stingy; parsimonious一毛不拔unwilling to give up even a hair—very stingy |
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