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

• Winston was not a stingy man.
  温斯顿不是个小气之人。
• 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。
• No one like contact with people who is so stingy.
  对于这样小气的人，谁也不愿意和他打交道。
• He is a very stingy person.
  他是个小气的人。
• He is stingy& just like a miser.
  他真抠搜，像个守财奴。
• 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。
• I won't think that you are stingy!
  我不会觉得你是小气鬼！
• 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。
• He is so stingy. I can't believe he won't pay for his mother's dinner.
  他好小气，我不敢相信他不帮他妈妈付晚餐钱。
• She tried to save money without being stingy.
  她设法节约钱但不要显得小气。