miserly
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈmaɪ.zəl.i]
- 美式音标 [ˈmaɪ.zɚ.li]
- 国际音标 ['maizəli]
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基本解释
- adj.吝嗇的;少量的
词根记忆
- 來自miser(n.吝嗇鬼)
英汉例句
- A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
老子守財奴,兒子敗家子. - Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
現今,做一名補助金少得可憐、職業前景渺茫的學生非常不容易。 - Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.
原來似乎是非常小氣的伯伯竟突然間慷慨起來,這倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆. - Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
現今,做一名補助金少得可憐、職業前景渺茫的學生非常不容易。 - A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
老子守財奴,兒子敗家子.
英英字典
- (PERSON) like or typical of a miser
- (AMOUNT) A miserly amount is extremely small.
- If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.
- If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.