stingy
adj. 小氣的,吝嗇的
If you describe someone as stingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.
The West is stingy with aid...
西方在援助上有點吝嗇。
Winston was not a stingy man.
溫斯頓不是個小氣之人。
1. not generous;
2. selfishly unwilling to share with others
He is very stingy. He won't give one more cent if you want a dime.
例:他特別摳門兒. 如你問他要一毛錢,他多一分都不給你.
This comes from an old Irish story about a man Jack who was very stingy.
這個傳統來自於一個古老的愛爾蘭故事,與一個名叫傑克的小氣鬼有關.
I mean, the judges have simply become stingy.
我的意思是, 法官怎麼變得這樣縮手縮腳.
Father was stingy with his tips.
父親手頭吝嗇得很.
It'seemed to be my fault that I was too stingy to lend my trifle name.
似乎是我的錯誤,我太吝嗇,一個小小的名字都不願借給別人用一用.