stingy

US [ˈstɪndʒi]
UK ['stɪndʒi]
  • adj.小气的；吝啬的
  • Web小气鬼；有刺的；贫气
Comparative Degree：stingier  Superlative：stingiest  

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stingy
adj.
1.
小气的；吝啬的not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
You're stingy!(= not willing to spend money)
你真小气！
Don't be so stingy with the cream!
别那么舍不得放奶油！

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,小气的小气的,吝啬的吝啬的,小气鬼小气鬼,有刺的有刺的,贫气贫气
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
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。
zài jiā qiáng hóng shuǐ de fáng fàn cuò shī shí , duō shù nán lù yì sī ān nà zhōu de jū mín rèn wéi zhèng fǔ zuò de hái yuǎn yuǎn bú gòu , kě yǐ shuō yǒu diǎn lìn sè 。
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2.
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。
dāng yī gè lìn sè de nán rén chī guò yīng táo hé zhī hòu , yī kē yīng táo shù zài tā de tóu dǐng cháng le chū lái , jì ér lìng tā yù shàng hěn duō má fan 。
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3.
He seems to be very generous, but turns out to be quite stingy.
他看似大方，实则非常吝啬。
tā kàn sì dà fang , shí zé fēi cháng lìn sè 。
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4.
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。
yóu qí shì miàn duì nà xiē dǎn xiǎo 、 jī chǔ chà de xué shēng shí , gèng bú yào lìn sè qīn qiè de wēi xiào hé gǔ lì xìng de yǔ yán 。
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5.
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。
qī zi fā xiàn tā chī le hái zi shèng xià de yào , jiù mán yuàn lìn sè guǐ wèi shén me luàn chī yào 。
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6.
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。
tā xīn xiǎng nà wèi péng yǒu kě néng huì yǐ wéi huā píng shì zài yóu jì tú zhōng bèi nòng pò de , jiù bú huì xián tā xiǎo qi 。
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7.
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。
tā men yīng gāi yǒu hǎo de zhǐ dǎo nián qīng de kē xué jiā , dàn duì zì jǐ de shí jiān zú gòu lìn sè , yǐ biàn guǎn lǐ hǎo shí jiān 。
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8.
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。
zhè me shuō , wǒ sì hū shì yī gè hěn xiǎo qi 、 hěn lìn sè de rén 。
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9.
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。
zhǐ yào nǐ bù yǔ tā men zhí jiē jìng zhēng , rén men dū huì chū qí de kāng kǎi háo bù lìn xī shí jiān 。
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10.
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。
gè yín háng duì xìn dài réng rán fēi cháng yán gé , dàn shì yǔ yǐ wǎng xiāng bǐ , xiàn zài gè jiā tíng zuò hǎo le gèng hǎo lì yòng jiào lián jià zhù fáng de zhǔn bèi 。
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