niggardly

英 [ˈnɪɡədli]

美 [ˈnɪɡərdli]

adj.  吝啬的; 小气的; 不大度的; 不值钱的; 抠门儿的

BNC.36411 / COCA.38324

牛津词典

adj.

• 吝啬的；小气的；不大度的
  unwilling to be generous with money, time, etc.
• 不值钱的；抠门儿的；小气的
  not worth much and given unwillingly

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的
  If you describe someone asniggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.
  1. Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
     官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。
  2. ...a niggardly supply of hot water.
     吝啬的热水供应

英英释义

adj

• petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  1. a niggardly tip
  Synonym:grudgingscrimy

双语例句

• Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
  为饥饿所迫，他为极少的工资而工作。
• You have only yourself to blame both for being so vague about the terms of the deal and for being so niggardly when you divided the gains.
  这一切都只能怪你自己。谁让你们的交易约定如此含糊？谁让你在划分好处的时候如此小气？
• We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.
  我们发现你的部下卡特·派克不仅粗鲁讨厌，动不动就吵架，而且还是个吝啬鬼。
• You must sacrifice your poor, squawking, niggardly individuality.
  你一定得牺牲你那无聊地爱好大声诉苦和心地狭窄的个性。
• Left the waiter a niggardly tip.
  给了侍者一丁点小费。
• He is niggardly of money.
  他用钱很吝啬。
• Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
  官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。
• They were not niggardly, these tramps, and he who had money did not hesitate to share it among the rest.
  这些流浪汉并不吝啬，谁手头有钱都乐于同别人分享。
• Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, and countenance.
  别吝啬让你分文不花的东西，诸如礼貌、忠告和鼓励。
• The truth is, that nature, seldom profuse, and seldom niggardly, has distributed her gifts more equally than she is generally supposed to have done.
  事实是，自然总是将天赋公平地分配给人们，比人们通常认为的还要不偏不倚，很少过分地慷慨，也很少吝啬。