miserly
美音:
[´maızəlı
]英音:
[´maızəlı
]adj.吝啬的,贪婪的
难易程度:
miserly为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:miserliness
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miserly
adj (derog 贬)
1 like a miser; mean or selfish 似守财奴的; 吝啬的; 自私的
*miserly habits 吝啬的习性.
2 barely adequate; meagre 贫乏的; 不足的
*a miserly allowance, share, portion, etc 少得可怜的津贴、一份、一部分等.
miserly
adja miserly amount or quantity is one that is much too small
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measly, paltry
paltry We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise.a miserly person is not generous and does not like spending money
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mean>miserlinessn[U]