miserly

英 [ˈmaɪzəli]

美 [ˈmaɪzərli]

adj. 吝啬的; 小气的; 极少的; 太小的

TOEFL GRE

BNC.32914 / COCA.27418

牛津词典

adj.

吝啬的；小气的
hating to spend money
极少的；太小的
too small

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的
If you describe someone asmiserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.
1. He is miserly with both his time and his money.
  他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。
ADJ-GRADED 极少的；少得可怜的
If you describe an amount of something asmiserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.
1. 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。

英英释义

adj

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
1. a mean person
2. he left a miserly tip
Synonym:meanmingytight

双语例句

She's so miserly that she won't give anything to anyone.
她如此吝啬，不给任何人任何东西。
I had previously lived the life of a miserly savage.
我以前曾像吝啬的野蛮人那样生活过。
The so-called "misery is not miserly" phenomenon is well-known to psychologists, advertisers and personalshoppers alike, and has been documented in a similar study in2004.
这就是为众多心理学家所知道的所谓的“伤心不吝啬”现象，广告商和店老板也是一样，在2004年在一次相似的试验中被记录下来。
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。
It sums up the company well: an electronics manufacturer of formidable scope, but traditional and with a miserly eye on costs.
这很好地概括了松下公司：一家规模令人生畏、但传统且吝惜成本的电子产品制造商。
Swiss tourists were commended for being quiet and considerate, unlike the Britons who were judged to be the fifth worst tourists because of rude behavior, noise and a miserly attitude to tipping.
瑞士游客不会大声喧哗，而且善于体谅他人，因而受到酒店经营者们的赞扬；而英国游客则因行为粗鲁、喧哗和吝啬小费成为素质最差的第五大游客群。
He is wise and miserly and you cannot skin him out of money.
他既聪明又小气，你从他那里是根本骗不到钱的。
He is miserly with both his time and his money.
他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。
He is more miserly than economical.
与其说他很节省，不如说他很小气。
She muttered something to herself about penny-pinching miserly old men.
她喃喃自语地抱怨那些小气的老守财奴。