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单词 miserly
释义
miserly
mzəʳli ˈmaɪzərli
1 ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的 If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. 吝啬的;小气的 [disapproval]
  • He is miserly with both his time and his money.

    他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。

SYN mean, stingy, penny-pinching [informal] , parsimonious
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 极少的;少得可怜的 If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small. 极少的;少得可怜的 [disapproval]
  • Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.

    现今,做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。

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