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

A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
[谚]有吝啬的父亲必有败家之子。
He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear
他是个吝啬的坏蛋，他克扣我们的伙食和穿衣
He said the bulk of this is held in deposit accounts earning miserly returns.
他表示，日本大部分家庭储蓄以存款形式存在银行，收益微薄。
Humor me, I like to live happy, I am more optimistic and I have numerous partners, I am a bit miserly, I do not lose friends, I do lust, I will invite you for coming here!
我比较幽默，因此我喜欢快乐的活着，我比较开朗，因此我有众多的伙伴，我比较吝啬，因此我没有丧失朋友，我比较好色，所以我才会在这里邀请阁下的光临！
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。
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。
He is miserly with both his time and his money.
他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。
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。
A miserly gentleman stalked right past the doorman without tipping him.
一位吝啬的先生大摇大摆地从服务员身边径直走过而没有给小费。
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。