miserly
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?ma?.z?l.i]
- 美式音標 [?ma?.z?.li]
- 國際音標 ['maiz?li]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.吝嗇的；少量的
詞根記憶
- 來自miser(n.吝嗇鬼)
英漢例句
- 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(yè)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(yè)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.