stinginess

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UK ['stɪndʒɪnəs]
  • n.吝啬；不足
  • Web小气；小气吝啬；悭

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n.
1.
吝啬;不足

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Definition:
AllAll,吝啬吝啬,不足不足,小气小气,小气吝啬小气吝啬,悭悭
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1.
Thus, the widespread criticism of the Bank's stinginess in its approach to the market is irrelevant to what happened to Northern Rock.
因此，关于央行为市场输送的流动性规模过小的广泛批评，与北岩的困境无关。
yīn cǐ , guān yú yāng háng wèi shì chǎng shū sòng de liú dòng xìng guī mó guò xiǎo de guǎng fàn pī píng , yǔ běi yán de kùn jìng wú guān 。
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2.
Up-and-coming4 South Korea might be expected to be a bit mean, but the stinginess of Switzerland is unexpected.
作为后起之秀的韩国也许有理由节省一些，可瑞士的小气就有些令人吃惊了。
zuò wéi hòu qǐ zhī xiù de hán guó yě xǔ yǒu lǐ yóu jié shěng yì xiē , kě ruì shì de xiǎo qi jiù yǒu xiē lìng rén chī jīng le 。
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3.
One of his adherents complained of the stinginess of his wife.
一名弟子向他抱怨妻子小气。
yī míng dì zǐ xiàng tā bào yuàn qī zi xiǎo qi 。
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4.
Up-and-coming South Korea might be expected to be a bit mean, but the stinginess of Switzerland is unexpected.
作为后起之秀的韩国表现的吝啬是可以理解的，但是瑞士的小气却让人出乎意料。
zuò wéi hòu qǐ zhī xiù de hán guó biǎo xiàn de lìn sè shì kě yǐ lǐ jiě de , dàn shì ruì shì de xiǎo qi què ràng rén chū hū yì liào 。
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5.
She may or may not notice these small gestures of hers, by which she consoles him for his own stinginess.
她可能，也可能没注意到她那些小手势，是在安慰小气的他。
tā kě néng , yě kě néng méi zhù yì dào tā nà xiē xiǎo shǒu shì , shì zài ān wèi xiǎo qi de tā 。
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6.
In any case, stinginess is often tied to a warped sense of self-worth: "I don't deserve to spend any money. "
无论如何，小气经常与扭曲的自我价值感相联：“我不配花钱。”
wú lùn rú hé , xiǎo qi jīng cháng yǔ niǔ qū de zì wǒ jià zhí gǎn xiāng lián : " wǒ bú pèi huā qián 。 "
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7.
Other investors protest Apple's stinginess with its cash hoard, which works out to about $81 per share.
其他的投资者则在抗议苹果囤积现金的吝啬行为，因为其每股的现金流已经达到了81美元。
qí tā de tóu zī zhě zé zài kàng yì píng guǒ tún jī xiàn jīn de lìn sè xíng wéi , yīn wèi qí měi gǔ de xiàn jīn liú yǐ jīng dá dào le bā shí yī měi yuán 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
All we had was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by his stinginess.
我们拥有的只是西蒙·芬奇，一个来自康沃尔郡，兼做皮货生意的江湖郎中，只有吝啬能战胜他的虔诚。
wǒ men yōng yǒu de zhǐ shì xī méng · fēn qí , yī gè lái zì kāng wò ěr jùn , jiān zuò pí huò shēng yì de jiāng hú láng zhōng , zhǐ yǒu lìn sè néng zhàn shèng tā de qián chéng 。
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9.
Stinginess seems to run in that family.
那一家好象一直很吝啬。
nà yì jiā hǎo xiàng yì zhí hěn lìn sè 。
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10.
Outraged at the apparent stinginess of the person who lost the cash, these teachers took up a collection for the boy.
这些教师对失主显而易见的吝啬感到愤慨，于是他们就主动为那男孩募捐。
zhè xiē jiào shī duì shī zhǔ xiǎn ér yì jiàn de lìn sè gǎn dào fèn kǎi , yú shì tā men jiù zhǔ dòng wèi nà nán hái mù juān 。
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