stingy

单词stingy

基本解释

adj.: 小气的；吝啬的
网络: 小气鬼；有刺的；贫气

权威解释

• 小气的；吝啬的:

  not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money

英汉解释

• 微不足道

• 有刺的;刺人的;尖锐的,刺骨的

• 吝啬的;有刺的

• 吝啬,小气,苛刻

• 吝啬的,小气的缺乏的,不足的,微小的

词性分析

• 比较级：stingier

• 最高级：stingiest

• 复数：stingies

同义词

adj.ungenerousmiserlyparsimonioussparinggrudging

反义词

adj.generous

例句

• In the eyes of most south Louisianans, the federal government has been a bit stingy when it comes to reinforcing flood defences.

  在加强洪水的防范措施时，多数南路易斯安那州的居民认为政府做的还远远不够，可以说有点吝啬。

• After a stingy man eats some cherry seeds, a cherry tree grows on his head and he gets into a lot of trouble.

  当一个吝啬的男人吃过樱桃核之后，一颗樱桃树在他的头顶长了出来，继而令他遇上很多麻烦。

• He seems to be very generous, but turns out to be quite stingy.

  他看似大方，实则非常吝啬。

• Especially in the face of the poor, the cowardly, more do not stingy friendly smile and encouraging the language.

  尤其是面对那些胆小、基础差的学生时，更不要吝啬亲切的微笑和鼓励性的语言。

• His wife found the child to eat the rest of medicine, why the disorder take medicine to blame stingy.

  妻子发现他吃了孩子剩下的药，就埋怨吝啬鬼为什么乱吃药。

• He thought that his friend might think that the vase was broken in the mail and would not blame him for being stingy.

  他心想那位朋友可能会以为花瓶是在邮寄途中被弄破的，就不会嫌他小气。

• They should be kind enough to mentor younger scientists, but stingy enough with their time to be able to manage it well.

  他们应该友好地指导年轻的科学家，但对自己的时间足够吝啬，以便管理好时间。

• I seem to be a very petty and stingy fellow for saying this.

  这么说，我似乎是一个很小气、很吝啬的人。

• As long as you do not compete with them directly, people would surprisingly the generosity is nowise stingy to cherish time.

  只要你不与他们直接竞争，人们都会出奇地慷慨毫不吝惜时间。

• Banks are still being stingy with credit but households are better positioned than they were to take advantage of cheaper homes.

  各银行对信贷仍然非常严格，但是与以往相比，现在各家庭做好了更好利用较廉价住房的准备。