miserly 详细解释

miserly

['maizəli]

adj.吝啬的, 少量的

词形变化

名词: miserliness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

niggardly  stingy  greedy  tight  

反义:

a.吝啬的; 贪婪的

generous  

英英释义

形容词 miserly:

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

同义词：mean, mingy, tight

补充

miserlymiserly英:[ˈmaizəli] 美:[ˈmaɪzəli]adj.1.(人)吝啬的; 小气的2.(数量)极少的; 太小的

例句

1. Don't spoil things by being miserly.不要因为舍不得钱而把事情办砸。 2. He is miserly with both his time and his money.他对自己的时间与金钱都很吝啬。 3. She was left with a miserly amount of compensation.只留给她一笔少得可怜的补偿金。 4. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.现如今的学生, 如果助学金少得可怜而且职业前景又很黯淡, 日子就会很不好过。 5. A tourist was stabbed for the miserly sum of $30, a court heard yesterday.昨天, 一家法院审理了一起案件, 一名游客因区区30美元而被捅伤。 6. his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million.他的小气舅公原来有百万英镑身价。 7. the prize for the winner will be a miserly £3,500.胜者奖金只有区区3,500英镑。 8. "The team's miserly [=stingy, tightfisted] owner refused to pay for new equipment."这个队的小气老板不愿意花钱购置新设备。 9. He was given a miserly raise.他的薪水稍稍涨了一点。 10. miserly wages少得可怜的工资 11. the miserliness of the team's owner该队老板的吝啬

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