miserly
英 [ˈmaɪzəli]
美 [ˈmaɪzərli]
adj. 吝啬的; 小气的; 极少的; 太小的
BNC.32914 / COCA.27418
牛津词典
adj.
- 吝啬的;小气的
hating to spend money - 极少的;太小的
too small
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的
If you describe someone asmiserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.- He is miserly with both his time and his money.
他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。
- He is miserly with both his time and his money.
- ADJ-GRADED 极少的;少得可怜的
If you describe an amount of something asmiserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.- Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
现今,做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。
- Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
英英释义
adj
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- a mean person
- he left a miserly tip
双语例句
- He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear
他是个吝啬的坏蛋,他克扣我们的伙食和穿衣 - Real people have other concerns, and when the game is played in the laboratory, the first player usually offers a more even split, and tends to regret it if her offer is too miserly.
但现实中的人会有其他考虑,如果这个博弈在实验室中进行,第一位参与者通常会更平均地分配,如果她给第二位参与者分配得太过吝啬,可能就会后悔。 - The so-called "misery is not miserly" phenomenon is well-known to psychologists, advertisers and personalshoppers alike, and has been documented in a similar study in2004.
这就是为众多心理学家所知道的所谓的“伤心不吝啬”现象,广告商和店老板也是一样,在2004年在一次相似的试验中被记录下来。 - Swiss tourists were commended for being quiet and considerate, unlike the Britons who were judged to be the fifth worst tourists because of rude behavior, noise and a miserly attitude to tipping.
瑞士游客不会大声喧哗,而且善于体谅他人,因而受到酒店经营者们的赞扬;而英国游客则因行为粗鲁、喧哗和吝啬小费成为素质最差的第五大游客群。 - It would turn the government into a miserly provider of pensions and health insurance.
这项计划将把政府变成养老金和医疗保险的吝啬提供者。 - Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness.
现在我对我的责任感到困惑茫然,这可怕的脆弱使我失去了一切平静。 - It sums up the company well: an electronics manufacturer of formidable scope, but traditional and with a miserly eye on costs.
这很好地概括了松下公司:一家规模令人生畏、但传统且吝惜成本的电子产品制造商。 - An iron rooster in Chinese means miserly.
铁公鸡在汉语中的意思是一毛不拔。 - Humor me, I like to live happy, I am more optimistic and I have numerous partners, I am a bit miserly, I do not lose friends, I do lust, I will invite you for coming here!
我比较幽默,因此我喜欢快乐的活着,我比较开朗,因此我有众多的伙伴,我比较吝啬,因此我没有丧失朋友,我比较好色,所以我才会在这里邀请阁下的光临! - He only received a miserly, beggarly, begrudging pittance.
他只得到一份少得可怜的微薄津贴。