stingy

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

Translation

adj. 小氣的,吝嗇的比較級: stingier, stingiest

Example Sentences

a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

太少的飯;有關過去的細節很少

his employer is stingy and idle.

他的僱主既小氣又懶散。

tense piano strings. See also Synonyms at stingy

繃緊的鋼琴絃 參見同義詞 stingy

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

友好的鄰居關係 參見同義詞 complete ,familiar ,stingy far

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

慈愛而大方的祖父 參見同義詞 broad-minded stingy

he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife.

與他吝嗇小氣的妻子相比,他慷慨又好客。

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

愛德華在他吝嗇的妻子死後, 用錢大方多了。

Real-world Examples

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

保守黨是最吝嗇的,承諾只增加30億英鎊。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Maybe she was the stingiest woman.

也許她是世界上最吝嗇的女人。”

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Don't be stingy with the Mayo.

不要對梅奧吝嗇。

Source: The New Yorker (video edition)

Others words with the same meaning are miserly and stingy.

和它意思相同的單詞有miserly和stingy。

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Do you know someone who stingy?

你認識小氣的人嗎?

Source: Sara's British English class

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

那個吝嗇的老頭一毛錢也不會捐給慈善機構。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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

在這個故事裏面我們看到年邁的埃比尼澤·斯克魯奇,他富有,但易怒又小氣。

Source: American Elementary School English 4

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

他真小氣,買一瓶酒都要再三考慮。

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.

我男朋友非常小氣。我們住的那家酒店價廉又質劣。我不會推薦那家酒店的。

Source: BBC Authentic English

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

但是爲了建立它,一個軟弱而吝嗇的國家不得不依靠殘暴。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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