Don't spoil things by being miserly.不要因为舍不得钱而把事情办砸。

He is miserly with both his time and his money.他对自己的时间与金钱都很吝啬。

She was left with a miserly amount of compensation.只留给她一笔少得可怜的补偿金。

Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.现如今的学生, 如果助学金少得可怜而且职业前景又很黯淡, 日子就会很不好过。

A tourist was stabbed for the miserly sum of $30, a court heard yesterday.昨天, 一家法院审理了一起案件, 一名游客因区区30美元而被捅伤。