stingy

英 [ˈstɪndʒi]

美 [ˈstɪndʒi]

adj.  小气的; 吝啬的

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BNC.33295 / COCA.18550

牛津词典

adj.

• 小气的；吝啬的
  not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
  1. You're stingy! (= not willing to spend money)
     你真小气！
  2. Don't be so stingy with the cream!
     别那么舍不得放奶油！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的
  If you describe someone asstingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.
  1. The West is stingy with aid...
     西方在援助上有点吝啬。
  2. Winston was not a stingy man.
     温斯顿不是个小气之人。

英英释义

adj

• deficient in amount or quality or extent
  1. meager resources
  2. meager fare
  Synonym:meagermeagremeagerlyscrimpy
• unwilling to spend
  1. she practices economy without being stingy
  2. an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
  Synonym:ungenerous

双语例句

• There was once a very poor person who was also very stingy.
  有一个很穷又很吝啬的人向上帝祷告。
• She's so stingy that she never tips.
  她吝啬得从来不给小费。
• Winston was not a stingy man.
  温斯顿不是个小气之人。
• They are known for being stingy and not trusting even blood relatives with their money.
  他们是被称为吝啬和不信任他们的钱甚至是血缘亲属。
• She tried to save money without being stingy.
  她设法节约钱但不要显得小气。
• Mike would never buy us dinner. He is such a stingy person!
  麦克决不会请我们吃晚餐的。他是个小气鬼！
• You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
  当你说一个慷慨的人吝啬时，你就是在诋毁他。
• He is a very stingy person.
  他是个小气的人。
• He is extremely frugal, not to say stingy.
  不说他吝啬，至少他也是极其节俭的。
• Stingy papa, I realize that I should be in love with her.
  悭钱爸爸，我发觉我已经爱上她了。