stingy

[US]/ˈstɪndʒi/
[UK]/ˈstɪndʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 小气的,吝啬的比较级: stingier, stingiest

Example Sentences

a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

太少的饭;有关过去的细节很少

his employer is stingy and idle.

他的雇主既小气又懒散。

tense piano strings. See also Synonyms at stingy

绷紧的钢琴弦 参见同义词 stingy

a proximate neighborhood. See also Synonyms at complete ,familiar ,stingy far

友好的邻居关系 参见同义词 complete ,familiar ,stingy far

a fond and openhanded grandfather. See also Synonyms at broad-minded stingy

慈爱而大方的祖父 参见同义词 broad-minded stingy

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。

After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.

爱德华在他吝啬的妻子死后, 用钱大方多了。

Real-world Examples

The Tories were the stingiest, promising just an additional 3bn pounds.

保守党是最吝啬的,承诺只增加30亿英镑。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Maybe she was the stingiest woman.

也许她是世界上最吝啬的女人。”

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Don't be stingy with the Mayo.

不要对梅奥吝啬。

Source: The New Yorker (video edition)

Others words with the same meaning are miserly and stingy.

和它意思相同的单词有miserly和stingy。

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Do you know someone who stingy?

你认识小气的人吗?

Source: Sara's British English class

The stingy old man won't give any money to charity.

那个吝啬的老头一毛钱也不会捐给慈善机构。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

In it we see old Ebenezer Scrooge, rich, cross, and stingy.

在这个故事里面我们看到年迈的埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇,他富有,但易怒又小气。

Source: American Elementary School English 4

He's really stingy and thinks twice before buying a bottle of wine.

他真小气,买一瓶酒都要再三考虑。

Source: Sara's British English class

My boyfriend is very stingy. The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.

我男朋友非常小气。我们住的那家酒店价廉又质劣。我不会推荐那家酒店的。

Source: BBC Authentic English

But to build it, a weak and stingy state had to rely on brutality.

但是为了建立它,一个软弱而吝啬的国家不得不依靠残暴。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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