penurious 详细解释

penurious

[pi'njuəriəs]

adj. 吝啬的, 缺乏的, 贫困的

词形变化

副词: penuriously | 名词: penuriousness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

greedy  

英英释义

形容词 penurious:

not having enough money to pay for necessities

同义词：hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched

excessively unwilling to spend

同义词：parsimonious

补充

penuriouspenurious英:[piˈnjuəriəs] 美:[pəˈnʊriəs, -ˈnjʊr-]adj.1.贫穷的, 赤贫的2.吝啬的

例句

1. a penurious old tramp.一贫如洗的老流浪汉。 2. penurious years.饥荒年。 3. he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife.与他吝啬小气的妻子相比，他慷慨又好客。 4. penurious peasants贫困的农民 5. The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers.由于学校贫困，不得不解雇一些教师。

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