流逝汉英词典

niggardly

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.əd.li]
  • 美式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li]
  • 国际音标 ['niɡədli]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 吝嗇的，小氣的；不值錢的；貧乏的，不足的；很少的，少量的；不佳的；微薄的
  • adv. 吝嗇地，小氣地；很少量地

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    niggard：小氣的；吝嗇的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    niggard：吝嗇鬼。
  • vi性質的同根詞
    niggle：拘泥小節；爲瑣事費時；挑剔。
    niggard：吝嗇地對待。
  • vt性質的同根詞
    niggle：小氣地給…；玩忽。
    niggard：行事吝嗇。

英汉例句

  • Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
    爲飢餓所迫, 他爲極少的工資而工作.
  • He is niggardly of money.
    他用錢吝嗇.
  • Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
    官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現在特別小氣。
  • Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
    官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現在特別小氣。
  • He is niggardly of money.
    他用錢吝嗇.

词组短语

    短語

  • niggardly marketingj 小器的
  • niggardly advertisementj 鄙吝的
  • starve niggardly 勉強地挨餓
  • niggardly proposwoulsj 慳吝的
  • a niggardly old miser 吝嗇的守財奴

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • slight in amount, quality, or effort

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.