niggardly
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.əd.li]
- 美式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li]
- 国际音标 ['niɡədli]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 吝嗇的,小氣的;不值錢的;貧乏的,不足的;很少的,少量的;不佳的;微薄的
- adv. 吝嗇地,小氣地;很少量地
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- niggard:小氣的;吝嗇的。
- n性質的同根詞
- niggard:吝嗇鬼。
- vi性質的同根詞
- niggle:拘泥小節;爲瑣事費時;挑剔。
- niggard:吝嗇地對待。
- vt性質的同根詞
- niggle:小氣地給…;玩忽。
- niggard:行事吝嗇。
英汉例句
- Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
爲飢餓所迫, 他爲極少的工資而工作. - He is niggardly of money.
他用錢吝嗇. - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現在特別小氣。 - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現在特別小氣。 - He is niggardly of money.
他用錢吝嗇.
词组短语
- niggardly marketingj 小器的
- niggardly advertisementj 鄙吝的
- starve niggardly 勉強地挨餓
- niggardly proposwoulsj 慳吝的
- a niggardly old miser 吝嗇的守財奴
短語
英英字典
- slight in amount, quality, or effort
- If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.