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stingy

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adj.吝啬的,小气的,缺乏的,有刺的

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stingy为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:stinginess 副词:stingily 形容词比较级:stingier 最高级:stingiest

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stinct,sting=to prick(刺)

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stingy


/'stɪndʒɪ; `stɪndʒɪ/
adj (infml 口) spending, using or giving unwillingly; mean 吝啬的; 吝惜的; 小气的
*Don't be so stingy with the sugar! 别那么吝惜糖!
* He's very stingy about lending money. 他非常吝啬, 不愿借钱给别人.
* a stingy portion of food 量很少的一份食物.

stingy


adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded English dialect stinge 'sting' (noun)]
informal not generous, especially with money
= mean
 She's too stingy to give money to charity.
a stingy amount of something, especially food, is too small
 a stingy portion of vegetables
>stingilyadv
>stinginessn[U]
1. No, she is stingy, narrow- minded and bossy.
    不,她小气,心胸狭窄, 又拔扈.

2. No, she is stingy, narrow- minded and bossy.
    不,她小气,心胸狭窄, 又拔扈.

3. You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
    当你说一个慷慨的人吝啬时,你是在诋毁他。

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