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

• It seemed to be my fault that I was too stingy to lend my trifle name.
  似乎是我的错误，我太吝啬，一个小小的名字都不愿借给别人用一用。
• After all, we live in a stingy vacation culture.
  毕竟，我们生活在一个吝啬度假的文化当中。
• 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。
• He's really stingy and never buys the drinks when we go out.
  他真的很小气，我们一起出去时他从来不请客喝酒。
• We have no dealing with a stingy man.
  我们不和吝啬的人交往。
• Winston was not a stingy man.
  温斯顿不是个小气之人。
• He is stingy& just like a miser.
  他真抠搜，像个守财奴。
• But I don't want to be stingy just because she was.
  可是，我不想被人讥讽为象她一样的小气鬼。
• I won't think that you are stingy!
  我不会觉得你是小气鬼！
• 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。