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stingy adj.吝啬的；小气的 (1) 有一个很穷又很吝啬的人向上帝祷告。(2) 你是什么时候变得这样小气的？(3) 虽然我不爱乱花钱，但也接受不了精打细算，小气的男人。 The adjective stingy (pronounced with a soft "g") is likely derived from the adjective stingy (pronounced with a hard "g"), which means "biting, sharp, or stinging." Although stingy is usually used to describe an ungenerous or miserly person, stingy can also be used to describe a larger entity: "People were no longer able to buy homes due to the stingy lending policies of the banks."

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英 ['stɪndʒi] 美 ['stɪndʒi] (1) There was once a very poor person who was also very stingy.(2) Since when have you been so stingy?(3) Although I don't like wasting money,I either cannot accept the strict budgeting and stingy man. If you are looking to describe someone with a Scrooge or Grinch-like tendency to pinch his pennies, then stingy can be your adjective of choice. Or, if you are looking to describe something you have too little of — like a 43-second coffee break — you can use stingy as well. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吝啬的；小气的 If you describe someone as stingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.   [disapproval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]The West is stingy with aid...西方在援助上有点吝啬。Winston was not a stingy man.温斯顿不是个小气之人。

英语单词	stingy
英美音标	英 ['stɪndʒi] 美 ['stɪndʒi]
中文释义	adj.吝啬的；小气的
英语例句	(1) There was once a very poor person who was also very stingy. (2) Since when have you been so stingy? (3) Although I don't like wasting money,I either cannot accept the strict budgeting and stingy man.
中文例句	(1) 有一个很穷又很吝啬的人向上帝祷告。 (2) 你是什么时候变得这样小气的？ (3) 虽然我不爱乱花钱，但也接受不了精打细算，小气的男人。
vocabulary简明	If you are looking to describe someone with a Scrooge or Grinch-like tendency to pinch his pennies, then stingy can be your adjective of choice. Or, if you are looking to describe something you have too little of — like a 43-second coffee break — you can use stingy as well.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective stingy (pronounced with a soft "g") is likely derived from the adjective stingy (pronounced with a hard "g"), which means "biting, sharp, or stinging." Although stingy is usually used to describe an ungenerous or miserly person, stingy can also be used to describe a larger entity: "People were no longer able to buy homes due to the stingy lending policies of the banks."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吝啬的；小气的 If you describe someone as stingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] The West is stingy with aid... 西方在援助上有点吝啬。 Winston was not a stingy man. 温斯顿不是个小气之人。

Stingy Describe Adjective Man Pronounced 英 Stɪndʒi] 美 Stɪndʒi