miserly

US [ˈmaɪzərli]
UK [ˈmaɪzə(r)li]
  • adj.吝啬的；小气的；极少的；太小的
  • Web贪婪的；抠门儿；不大方

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miserly
adj.
1.
吝啬的；小气的hating to spend money
2.
极少的；太小的too small

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Definition:
AllAll,吝啬的吝啬的,小气的小气的,极少的极少的,太小的太小的,贪婪的贪婪的,抠门儿抠门儿,不大方不大方
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1.
A miserly duck, a vampire and pair of precocious kids are among the richest fictional characters, according to a ranking by Forbes.
《福布斯》最新发布虚拟人物富豪榜。贪婪的老鸭、吸血鬼以及早熟的孩子等虚拟人物纷纷上榜。
《 fú bù sī 》 zuì xīn fā bù xū nǐ rén wù fù háo bǎng 。 tān lán de lǎo yā 、 xī xuè guǐ yǐ jí zǎo shú de hái zi děng xū nǐ rén wù fēn fēn shàng bǎng 。
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2.
Sheer necessity had made the poor girl so miserly that Gtandet had come to feel the affection for her a man feels for his dog.
可怜的姑娘因为一无所有，变得吝啬不堪，终于使葛朗台象喜欢一条狗一样的喜欢她。
kě lián de gū niang yīn wèi yì wú suǒ yǒu , biàn de lìn sè bù kān , zhōng yú shǐ gé lǎng tái xiàng xǐ huan yī tiáo gǒu yí yàng de xǐ huan tā 。
dict.veduchina.com
3.
However, there is no doubt that this is there is a grid of flowers, will never be vulgar, and never so miserly toward the heart and life.
但毫无疑问，这是一朵有格的花，永远不会粗鄙化，永远那么孤寒而向着内心的生活。
dàn háo wú yí wèn , zhè shì yī duǒ yǒu gé de huā , yǒng yuǎn bú huì cū bǐ huà , yǒng yuǎn nà me gū hán ér xiàng zhe nèi xīn de shēng huó 。
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4.
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。
zhè hěn hǎo de gài kuò le sōng xià gōng sī : yì jiā guī mó lìng rén shēng wèi 、 dàn chuán tǒng qiě lìn xī chéng běn de diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn zhì zào shāng 。
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5.
Ms. Li teased her mother about her miserly ways, pointing out that her last clothing purchase was a decade ago.
李女士嘲笑母亲吝啬的方式，指出母亲上次买衣服应该是十年前了。
lǐ nǚ shì cháo xiào mǔ qīn lìn sè de fāng shì , zhǐ chū mǔ qīn shàng cì mǎi yī fu yīng gāi shì shí nián qián le 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
As he was a miserly person. He thought he would find out what he would have to pay his doctor.
但是因为他是一个很吝啬的人，想弄清楚看病究竟该付多少钱再说。
dàn shì yīn wèi tā shì yī gè hěn lìn sè de rén , xiǎng nòng qīng chǔ kàn bìng jiū jìng gāi fù duō shao qián zài shuō 。
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7.
Harry Truman used the same communist threat to get his way with a miserly Congress.
哈里·杜鲁门同样使用了共产主义威胁来对付吝啬的国会。
hā lǐ · dù lǔ mén tóng yàng shǐ yòng le gòng chǎn zhǔ yì wēi xié lái duì fù lìn sè de guó huì 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
Her way of life was mean and miserly, but she did not know it.
她的生活寒怆吝啬，而她不自知。
tā de shēng huó hán chuàng lìn sè , ér tā bù zì zhī 。
www.englishok.com.cn
9.
Each panellist who has agreed to have their Internet grazing habits monitored will be paid a seemingly miserly fee of $50 a year.
每一个已同意自己在因特网上的浏览习惯被监测的小组成员每年可以得到50美元的报酬，这似乎有点吝啬。
měi yī gè yǐ tóng yì zì jǐ zài yīn tè wǎng shàng de liú lǎn xí guàn bèi jiān cè de xiǎo zǔ chéng yuán měi nián kě yǐ dé dào wǔ shí měi yuán de bào chou , zhè sì hū yǒu diǎn lìn sè 。
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10.
only loves money, miserly My boss is super greedy. He never lends his dough to anyone.
我老板是个大财迷。他从来不借钱给别人。
wǒ lǎo bǎn shì gè dà cái mí 。 tā cóng lái bù jiè qián gěi bié rén 。
wenku.baidu.com
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