N a stingy person; miser 吝啬鬼; 守财奴 [美国英语] [slang]
Did you stay because you didn't want anybody to think you were a cheap tight-wad?
你是否是因为你不想让别人把你当成个吝啬鬼才留下来的？
I took out a tight wad of dividend warrants ringed with a rubber band, and the records in the wad would have gladdened the heart of a broker .
我拿出一迭用橡皮筋扎紧的股息单，记在这迭单子上的数字原本会使一个经纪人非常开心的。
Sheila's dad is a real tight wad.
希拉的父亲真是个一毛不拔的铁公鸡。
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