miserly

美 [?ma?z?rli] 　英 [?ma?z?(r)li]

• adj.吝嗇的；小氣的；極少的；太小的
• 網(wǎng)絡貪婪的；摳門兒；不大方

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例句

A miserly duck, a vampire and pair of precocious kids are among the richest fictional characters, according to a ranking by Forbes.

《福布斯》最新發(fā)布虛擬人物富豪榜。貪婪的老鴨、吸血鬼以及早熟的孩子等虛擬人物紛紛上榜。

Sheer necessity had made the poor girl so miserly that Gtandet had come to feel the affection for her a man feels for his dog.

可憐的姑娘因為一無所有，變得吝嗇不堪，終于使葛朗臺象喜歡一條狗一樣的喜歡她。

However, there is no doubt that this is there is a grid of flowers, will never be vulgar, and never so miserly toward the heart and life.

但毫無疑問，這是一朵有格的花，永遠不會粗鄙化，永遠那么孤寒而向著內(nèi)心的生活。

It sums up the company well: an electronics manufacturer of formidable scope, but traditional and with a miserly eye on costs.

這很好地概括了松下公司：一家規(guī)模令人生畏、但傳統(tǒng)且吝惜成本的電子產(chǎn)品制造商。

Ms. Li teased her mother about her miserly ways, pointing out that her last clothing purchase was a decade ago.

李女士嘲笑母親吝嗇的方式，指出母親上次買衣服應該是十年前了。

As he was a miserly person. He thought he would find out what he would have to pay his doctor.

但是因為他是一個很吝嗇的人，想弄清楚看病究竟該付多少錢再說。

Harry Truman used the same communist threat to get his way with a miserly Congress.

哈里·杜魯門同樣使用了共產(chǎn)主義威脅來對付吝嗇的國會。

Her way of life was mean and miserly, but she did not know it.

她的生活寒愴吝嗇，而她不自知。

Each panellist who has agreed to have their Internet grazing habits monitored will be paid a seemingly miserly fee of $50 a year.

每一個已同意自己在因特網(wǎng)上的瀏覽習慣被監(jiān)測的小組成員每年可以得到50美元的報酬，這似乎有點吝嗇。

only loves money, miserly My boss is super greedy. He never lends his dough to anyone.

我老板是個大財迷。他從來不借錢給別人。

Arguments about stimulus generate much more heat than light; even apparently miserly Germany has committed to a large stimulus programme.

有關刺激方案的爭論，所帶來的是更多的激烈情緒，而不是光明；即便是表面吝嗇的德國，也已承諾出臺一項大規(guī)模刺激方案。

To none is she altogether miserly; but she has her favourites, on whom she squanders much, and for whom she makes great sacrifices.

她不對任一人徹底失望，但卻有自己寵愛之人，令她多加揮霍，多加犧牲。

Gratuity can be a tricky business: What's just right in one country can be miserly or extravagant in another.

給小費是一件棘手的事情，在一個國家適當數(shù)目的小費在另一個國家可能會被認為太吝嗇或是太闊綽。

Even before the recession GDP was barely crawling along, with growth averaging a miserly 0. 7% a year over the past decade (see chart).

在經(jīng)濟衰退之前，GDP勉強爬行，在過去十年里，GDP增長的年平均值僅為0.7%（見下圖）。

Libra's tastes are expensive. Virgo is careful, not to say miserly.

天秤品味奢侈，處女則謹慎，但并不吝嗇。

It would turn the government into a miserly provider of pensions and health insurance.

這項計劃將把政府變成養(yǎng)老金和醫(yī)療保險的吝嗇提供者。

If it's miserly to count one's blessings, Brewster Ashenden's a miser.

如果整天專注于數(shù)著自己財富，那么布魯斯特.埃森頓就是個吝嗇鬼。

"The pincher, " was his thought; "too miserly to burn two cents' worth of gas and save his boarders' necks. "

“吝嗇鬼，”他想，“就舍不得花兩分錢煤氣點個燈，免得房客摔斷脖子?！?/jz>

It is only when it believes something to be rare that the mind ceases to be miserly in assigning values.

只在它相信某件東西是實在稀有罕見的時候，它在事物的估價上才不再吝惜。

The son subverts his father's miserly way of life and consumption and his selfish and domineering father image.

兒子顛覆了父親“守財奴式”的生活和消費方式以及自私、專制的父親形象。

If the boss's golden parachute is too miserly, he may block a deal that would benefit shareholders.

若金色降落傘條款對企業(yè)老板過于不利，其可能會干預對股東有利的交易；

So, how to save money without scrimping, be thrifty without feeling miserly -- and maintain those habits after our economy picks up speed?

那么，如何在不用過度儉省的情況下存錢、節(jié)約而不顯得吝嗇--同時在經(jīng)濟加快發(fā)展時也能保持這樣的習慣？

And the US is second from last, described as "miserly" in its aid to developing world farmers.

美國排名倒數(shù)第二，其對發(fā)展中國家農(nóng)民的援助被描繪為“吝嗇”。

"He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear" (Charles Dickens).

“他是個吝嗇的壞蛋，他克扣我們的伙食和穿衣”（查爾斯？狄）

Pessimistic Fatalistic Miserly and Grudging.

消極悲觀，聽天由命，吝嗇貪婪，一毛不拔。

In the past decade its firms have modernised and their workers have accepted miserly pay rises, boosting their competitiveness.

在過去十年中，它的企業(yè)一直很現(xiàn)代化，它的工人被縱容貪婪的要求漲工資，增強他們的競爭力。

Miserly players can still participate in the game and pay indirectly by being exposed to advertising.

吝嗇的玩家依然可以參與到游戲里，但以開放自己給廣告投放的方式間接支付費用。

European operators are still feeling miserly, in spite of the growing wave of smartphone-driven data traffic set to jam up their networks.

盡管智能手機產(chǎn)生的巨大數(shù)據(jù)流量，勢將對歐洲運營商的網(wǎng)絡造成擁堵，但它們仍感覺吝嗇。

China's official definition of poverty has traditionally been quite miserly.

中國的官方貧困定義一直以來都定得很小氣。

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。

The yield was miserly yet there were more than four times as many bids as there were bonds for sale.

購買這些債券的資本收益并不大，但卻有超過待售債券量4倍的投標數(shù)。

a miserly gentleman stalked right past the doorman without tipping him.

一位吝嗇的先生大搖大擺地從服務員身邊徑直走過而沒有給小費。

Oil firms balked at the miserly terms Iraq was offering for other fields.

對于伊拉克為其它油田提供的吝嗇條件，石油公司采取回避態(tài)度。

By calling him Shylock, I don't mean that he is named Shylock, but that he is as miserly as Shylock.

叫他夏洛克，我不是說他的名字叫夏洛克，而是說他像夏洛克一樣吝嗇。

The illicit copy cost about five pence - less even than my miserly royalty.

盜版書的成本大約是5便士，甚至比我可憐的版稅還要低。

The risk is that tight planning laws, miserly banks and skill shortages will limit growth and offset any benefit from a weaker pound.

嚴格的計劃法，小氣的銀行以及技術工人的缺乏會限制發(fā)展，抵消英鎊貶值所帶來的利益。

And in these earlier studies, people often used their money to punish the richest and most miserly players.

在這些早期實驗中，人們常常利用自己的金錢懲罰最富有、最吝嗇的玩家。

"A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. " - Clifton Fadiman.

“一瓶酒應該被分享；我從未見過吝嗇的愛酒者?！薄死锓蝾D?費迪曼。

An iron rooster in Chinese means miserly.

鐵公雞在漢語中的意思是一毛不拔。

miserly father makes a prodigal son.

愛錢如命的父親生個兒子揮金如土。