niggardly
- adj.吝啬的;小气的;(在数量或金额上)很少的,微薄的;抠门儿的;不大度的;不值钱的
- adv.<古>小气地,吝啬地
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The niggardly husband never gave her enough money for food .
小气的丈夫从不给她足够的钱买食品。
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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。
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On Criticizing the Chinese Niggardly Culture by Lu Xun
论鲁迅对中国俭啬文化的批判
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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。
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Don 't be niggardly ; you can afford to share your good fortune .
别小气,你能过得起好日子。
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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。
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The criticism formed with four kinds of respects of mutual connection : firstly , criticizing the most niggardly form of material life ;
这一批判是由相互联系的多个方面构成的:第一,即是对极其俭啬的物质生活形式的批判;
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The queen regarded him coolly . I had not thought you so niggardly .
王后冷冷地看着他,想不到你如此吝啬。
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Left the waiter a niggardly tip .
给了侍者一丁点小费。
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He is niggardly with his money .
他对钱很吝啬。
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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。
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He is niggardly of money .
他用钱很吝啬。
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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。
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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?
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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。
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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。