haggle over every ounce 斤斤计较

时间：2021-02-07 08:45:42

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“斤斤计较”，汉语成语，意思是对无关紧要的事过分计较（be too particular about trifles），形容人气量小。可以翻译为“haggle over every ounce, be calculating and unwilling1 to make the smallest sacrifice”等。
 
例句：
 
他既自私又斤斤计较。
He is both selfish and calculating.
 
他鼓励毕业生们抓住机会，努力就业，而不是对薪水斤斤计较。
He encourages graduates to grab the opportunity to secure a job rather than haggling2 over salary issues.

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1 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句：
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
2 haggling e480f1b12cf3dcbc73602873b84d2ab4     
v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
  • Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句

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