stingy


adj. 吝啬的,小气的;有刺的;缺乏的

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stingy 小气的,吝啬的

sting,刺,叮,蜇,-y,形容词后缀。俚语。

英文词源

stingy (adj.)
"niggardly, penurious, extremely tight-fisted," 1650s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (1610s), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1905. Related: Stingily; stinginess.

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1. The West is stingy with aid.
西方在援助上有点吝啬。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Don't be so stingy with the money!
用钱不要那样小手小脚!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Don't be so stingy!
不要那么吝啬!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.
爱德华在他吝啬的妻子死后, 用钱大方多了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Winston was not a stingy man.
温斯顿不是个小气之人。
来自辞典例句

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