Miserly

[ 'maizəli ]
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adj. <贬>（人）吝啬的;小气的;（数量）极少的;太小的;
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📝 例句

A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
老子守财奴,儿子败家子.

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ 谐音“卖啬粒”:吝啬鬼,卖啬粒 ※ miserly-吝啬的,misery-痛苦:找个吝啬鬼似的男人作丈夫真是痛苦

✅ 同义词

knavish mean miser niggard niggardly penurious avaricious pinchpenny scrimpy skimpy skinflint stingy tight tightfisted tightwad chintzy cheap cheeseparing closefisted cheapskate

🔴 反义词

humane humanitarian liberal lofty loose loyal magnanimous munificent noble nobleminded

📖 牛津释义

miserly adj (derog 贬) 1 like a miser; mean or selfish 似守财奴的; 吝啬的; 自私的 miserly habits 吝啬的习性. 2 barely adequate; meagre 贫乏的; 不足的 a miserly allowance, share, portion, etc 少得可怜的津贴、 一份、 一部分等.

🔁 扩展释义

*['maizәli]a. 吝啬的, 贪婪的

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

geniality n. 和蔼，亲切，友好;
habitation n. 居住;住宅，家;
bilateral adj. 双边的，双方的;两侧的;双向的;双系的;
flinch vi. 退缩;畏惧;
refined adj. 精炼的;精制的;经过改良的;举止优雅的; v. 精炼( refine的过去式和过去分词);精制;使纯净;使文雅高尚;
immolate vt. 宰杀…作祭品;
languor n. 无精打采;倦怠;柔情;惹人爱怜的神色;
beguile vt. 欺骗;使陶醉;使高兴;消磨（时间等）;
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🗣️ 情景例句

On a contract.
在一份合同上面。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.
做贼心虚。
The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。我们想劝说布鲁斯把车开回我们出发的那个村庄去。
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🔤 更多 M 开头的单词

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mcpartland
merchandise inventory account
microtwinning
miscarried
mohsite
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