haggle over every ounce 斤斤计较
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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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