miserly音标

英 [ˈmaɪzəli]

美 [ˈmaɪzərli]

miserly基本释义

adj.吝啬的；少量的

miserly用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

（人）吝啬的

贪婪的

小气的

数量极少的

太小的

守财奴的

吝啬鬼的

adj

1. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

e.g. a mean personhe left a miserly tip

Synonym: meanmingytight

1. 吝啬的;小气的If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.

e.g. He is miserly with both his time and his money.他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。

2. 极少的；少得可怜的If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.

e.g. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。

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1. 小气的、吝啬的：frugal 节俭的 | miserly 小气的、吝啬的 | miserable 悲惨的

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2. 吝啬的：miserliness 吝啬 | miserly 吝啬的 | Misery loves company 同病相怜

3. 小气的、吝啬的 MRS李：frugal 节俭的 腐乳就够了 | miserly 小气的、吝啬的 MRS李 | miserable 悲惨的

4. 小气的、吝啬的--小气鬼李先生：frugal 节俭的--腐乳就够了->节俭 | miserly 小气的、吝啬的--小气鬼李先生 | loom v.若隐若现 n.织布机

A miserly and cruel man who counted every biscuit in the tin.

出自：V. S. Naipaul

近义词

反义词

临近词

tightfisted吝啬的

meager贫乏的

niggardly少量的

mean意思是

measly（俚）微不足道的...

close-fisted小气的

derisory嘲笑的

parsimonious极度节省的

paltry微不足道的

tight紧的

penny-pinching小气

piddling无用的

stingy吝啬的

miserable痛苦的

greedy贪婪的

mingy吝啬的

meagre瘦的

generous慷慨的

misery

miserable

相关列句

To live a long life but is poor. This is because in the past one loved animal but was stingy and miserly.(长寿而贫贱的人，是因为他过去慈爱动物而却吝于施舍。)

Oil firms balked at the miserly terms Iraq was offering for other fields.(对于伊拉克为其它油田提供的吝啬条件，石油公司采取回避态度。)

It is only when it believes something to be rare that the mind ceases to be miserly in assigning values.(只在它相信某件东西是实在稀有罕见的时候，它在事物的估价上才不再吝惜。)

Snow on the town's baptism, is miserly, short-lived.(雪对小城的洗礼，是吝啬的，短暂的。)

But as he was a miserly person.(可他是一个很吝啬的人。)

If it's miserly to count one's blessings, Brewster Ashenden's a miser.(如果对自己所有念念不忘是一种吝啬，那么，我，布鲁斯特·阿什旦是一个吝啬鬼。)

In a few instances, he becomes pessimistic and miserly.(极少情况下，摩羯男也会变得悲观、吝啬。)

Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.(眼下，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生可真不容易。)

Wage growth is miserly.(工资增长幅度极低。)

B miserly father makes a prodigal son.(有吝啬的爸爸必有败家之子。)