bean counter

英 [ˈbiːn kaʊntə(r)]

美 [ˈbiːn kaʊntər]

n.  精打细算的账房先生

牛津词典

noun

• 精打细算的账房先生
  a person who works with money, for example as an accountant and who wants to keep strict control of how much money a company spends

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 精打细算的会计（或管理人员）
  You can describe people such as accountants and business managers asbean countersif you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
  1. ...bean counters who tend to focus on controlling expenses.
     精打细算、一味想要控制开支的管理层

英英释义

noun

• an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures

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