单词 | stingy |
释义 | stingy['stindʒi]a. 小气的, 吝啬的, 缺乏的, 有刺的 stingy stin.gy AHD: [st¹n“j¶] D.J. [6st!nd9i8]K.K. [6st!nd9i]adj.(形容词) stin.gi.er,stin.gi.est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly.吝啬的:非常不情愿地给予或花费的2. Scanty or meager:不足的,太少的:a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.太少的饭;有关过去的细节很少语源:1. Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy [stinging] 可能为 方言 stingy的变化 [痛的] 2. from sting 源自 sting继承用法:stin“gily adv.(副词)stin“giness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. stingy,close,close-fisted,niggardly,penny-pinching,miserly,parsimonious,penurious,tight,tightfisted2. These adjectives mean reluctant or marked by reluctance to spend money or part with possessions.这些形容词的意思是不情愿或有些不情愿花钱或舍弃财产。3. Stingy, the most general,implies absence of generosity and often an inclination toward meanness of spirit: Stingy 意义最广,指不慷慨并常表示性格吝啬的倾向: She practices economy without being stingy.她奉行一种的不吝啬的节俭方式。4. Close andclose-fisted imply both stinginess and exceeding caution: Close 和close-fisted 意味着吝啬和过分小心: The old peasant was an avaricious and close-fisted fellow.那个老农是个贪婪而又吝啬的家伙。5. Niggardly implies a tendency to be grudging and petty: Niggardly 指具有吝啬和小气的倾向: Don't be niggardly;you can afford to share your good fortune.别小气,你能过得起好日子。6. Penny-pinching heightens the implications ofniggardly and sometimes suggests foolish economy: Penny-pinching 加强了niqqardly 的意思并有时指愚蠢的节省: Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.小气的房东在房客的取暖和热水供应上进行克扣。7. Miserly implies greed and the hoarding of wealth for its own sake: Miserly 意味着贪婪并仅仅为了自己的利益囤积财富: “He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear” (Charles Dickens).“他是个吝啬的坏蛋,他克扣我们的伙食和穿衣” (查尔斯·狄)。8. Parsimonious emphasizes excessive frugality: Parsimonious 强调过分的节俭: The appropriations committee, suddenly and ill-advisedly parsimonious, cut funds for assistance to the disadvantaged.拨款委员会突然地和不明智地节俭地裁减对生活水平低的人的援助。9. Penurious implies ungenerous or petty unwillingness to spend money,usually to an extreme degree: Penurious 指不慷慨或小气地不情愿花钱,常达到极点: “He lived in the most penurious manner, and denied himself every indulgence” (William Godwin).“他以最简朴的方式生活着,抵制一切奢侈” (威廉·葛德文)。10. Tight andtightfisted suggest not only niggardliness but also a close and vigilant control over one's funds and possessions: Tight 和tightfisted 指不仅吝啬而且对某人资金和财产严密并谨慎地控制: “too tightfisted to spend a few dollars” (Sinclair Lewis).“小气得连几美元也舍不得花” (辛克莱尔·路易斯) |
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