守财奴贪财.A miser lusts for gold.不贪财的生意人可遇不可求。It is not every day that one meets a business-person who is not obsessed with Mammon.他很贪财,肯定会收下钱的.He has an itching palm and will certainly accept the money....
The ground was strewn with sharp-edged pebbles.地上铺满了棱角锋利的石子。I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet.汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响....