also cheap skate, "miserly person," 1896, from cheap (adj.), second element perhaps from American English slang skate "worn-out horse" (1894), which is of uncertain origin.
实用例句
1. Tell your husband not to be a cheapskate.
劝劝你丈夫，叫他别那么小气。来自柯林斯例句
2. That cheapskate took his date to a cafeteria.
那个小气鬼居然把女友带到自助餐馆约会.来自辞典例句
3. It's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate.
和小气鬼一起出门吃饭真没意思.来自互联网
4. B: I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.
